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I was a freelancer all through my 20s and was very slow to get good at what I did.

At 16, I started a web development business and had clients from the Netherlands, Caribbean, and across the country - none of whom knew my age because I could conduct all my business with a phone, scanner, and the Internet.

I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14.

My brother and I always had jobs and worked from a young age.

For 10 years, I'd been working as a freelance writer and editor, making money but not a living. It was a good arrangement family-wise, allowing me to stay home with our daughter, but not so great financially or, sometimes, ego-wise.

When I was very young, I sold the rights to my work... through 2000.

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.

Starting my career as a kid, I was doing what jobs I got.

When I retired, I was at an in-between age. I wasn't a child anymore, I wasn't really a woman yet, and they weren't really writing scripts for that age.