After starting as a journalist for newspapers and magazines, I began to write books and had success with a novel and four nonfiction books for young adults.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my seven or so books were biographies of sports stars and really opened doors for me in that area.
I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didn't publish my first book until I was 41.
I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.
I coauthored my first nonfiction book by the time I was 25. I have been involved in nonfiction documentaries, newspapers, TV and internet since that time.
In college, I wrote newspaper articles and songs. Then, on my 21st birthday, I sold my first book. It was a nonfiction book about women pirates - 'Pirates in Petticoats.' After that, I was a book writer for good.
I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.
When I was 16, I started publishing all kinds of things in school magazines.
I started writing juvenile novels around 1985. I never really thought of it as a career, but more as a way to make a living.
I wrote about four novels before I wrote a word of journalism.
I realized very young that I loved reading and wanted to do something related to books/reading for a living. I didn't think of publishing, really, until I was out of college.