When I was three or four my parents discovered that I could read. No one had ever taught me phonics or even my ABCs. Somehow I just picked it up.
Another thing no one ever taught me: that I could be a writer one day. I figured that one out all by myself. Getting PAID to put words on paper? What an idea!
Despite very long odds (more on that another day), I’ve been making a living with words since 1984. The last eight years have mostly been Internet work, with a few magazine and newspaper assignments on the side.
