Just turned 50. I have been writing since age 10 but my parents always discouraged me. They wanted me to be a teacher so I could keep busy until I met the right man to support me. I studied psychology instead, but never went to work in the field; instead I got married and then ended up working in offices while raising my difficult son. Now that he's out of the house, and I can afford some time off from work, I am pursuing the dream.