I am a professional writer. I have been such for a good many years with a number of out of print books in the fiction and non-fiction genre. A number have been national bestsellers. I have been making my living through writing for 30 years, and although I no longer need the money, I still need to write. It is a sharing that I enjoy, and a need to put stories and words and thoughts onto paper (or into a computer these days). I write to share with others. Whether they like my works or not (mind you I do have a tendency to catalogue those who claim they hate my work as morons - which, of course, more...