October 20th is National Day on Writing! Created by the National Council of Teachers of English, this day was established raise awareness to the variety of writing styles Americans can engage in and to inspire future writers. Prior to the creation of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in the late 1440s, all documents, even books, in Europe were hand written. Printing allowed for the mass production of information. Printing presses were still rare, however. The first press in California arrived