I've been writing since I was a teen - but was a "closet writer" for years before I had enough faith in my work to even SHOW it to anyone! But my serious writing began when I retired from working full-time. I got a computer and discovered the venue of ezines - submitted some of my poetry and short stories and they were well-received. That inspired me to try what I'd "secretly" always wanted to do which was write my own mystery novel. I guess I'd held it all inside so long that it was really "ready" to be written because it only took me three months to write it.

In answer to the question WHY I became a writer - it was not only to express some of my inner feelings in a creative way....but also perhaps to prove something to myself.