This article seeks to empower teachers to create a literacy environment in which children begin to identify as writers: confident, willing to take risks, engaged, excited, persistent, resilient, resourceful, and self-starting. The teaching methods provided in the article are centered around the writer's workshop model, applied in a Kindergarten classroom in the mid-South, where the focus is on independent writing time and not a task completion. Writing was viewed as a time to dive deeper into creating meaningful messages, work on writing craft, and set goals as a writer. The methods discussed in the article can foster an environment where young children can become self-directed writers, and nurturing within them the confidence to share their stories with the world.