Four years ago I made my first game ever for LD 43 - a weird lil text-based adventure that Got. Me. ADDICTED to making games. Fast forward to now, I've learned to code (I knew a bit before then but not much), now work full-time as a software developer (not for games but that's ok!), and still absolutely love making games. I am nothing but grateful to Ludum Dare for getting me started on not only my biggest and very favoritest hobby, but my actual career path. I also love playing others' games and rating them - everyone here is so encouraging and supportive and constructive. Anyway, my game this LD is called Word Salad and is about growing wordfruit to create a story for the big county fair! Plus, there's a dog with cool catchphrases!

Check it out here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/word-salad