How I Started My Writing Career

I wish I could say that I always dreamed of being an author, but that would be an exaggeration. What I can say, though, is that I’ve always loved expressing myself through writing. Growing up, I wrote regularly in a diary or journal (when the word diary became too babyish) and excelled in subjects related to reading and/or writing. However, when it came time to choose a career, it never occurred to me that I could actually do something that involved my two favorite subjects. So I started out...