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I had some connections from the newspapers that I did work with up there, so there was a newspaper publisher in Hollywood, and they promised me work and so on.

But I did an awful lot of work in Hollywood, and in New York for that matter.

I got a job working at a publishing company, Balmur Music, which was a company that Anne Murray was a co-owner in, as a tape copy guy. Eventually, I got fired from that job.

I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.

I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing.

I worked at all kinds of jobs, mostly commercial editing.

I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood.

The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.