I think I became a writer because I didn't know of anything else to do. Maybe some incident from my childhood influenced me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.
I don't think I knew I would be a writer. I wanted to become a writer, and I tried to write.
Writing happened to me. I didn't decide to start writing or to be a writer. I never wanted to be a writer.
I wasn't always a novelist. I began my writing career as a journalist, working on an afternoon newspaper in Sydney, Australia, doing the crime beat and court reporting. Having grown up in a small country town, I felt as though I had nothing to write about.
I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.
When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I didn't have one creative bone in my body.
I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do.
I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time.
I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.
I was always attracted and repelled by the idea of being a writer.