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I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also a veterinarian before I sold my first book, and I still volunteer my time to help with animal welfare causes. So that is a career I would be happy to return to - while still secretly writing strange stories back in my doctor's office.

My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

I began writing fiction when I started running out of material in my own life.

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

I've carved out a career for myself really as a writer.

In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.

It took me a long time to even dare to envision myself as a writer. I was very uncertain and hesitant and afraid to pursue a creative life.

I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.