I always loved to read and did so from an early age. I thought the people who could do this writing thing were magical. Then, when I was thirteen, a friend of mine showed me a story she'd written. I read the entire story and was captivated. It was good, but more than that, it had been written by someone I knew. I realized at that moment that I could be a writer. I've been one ever since.
I started out reading westerns. Every Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour I could find. Then I moved to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ta more...