I think we're still talking about being a writer here, although somehow we veered off onto men and sex which is infintely more interesting. :-)

I have been writing ever since I could hold a pencil. I remember the thrill of holding one of those thick pencils they used to use to teach kids to write with way back when, and how awesome it felt to make marks on the paper. Perhaps I just didn't have enough to do at home, who knows! Anyway, I managed to get some little poems published in my home town paper when I was in first grade, although there wasn't much happening in that little town with one stop light so they probably printed my poems just to take up space.
But I knew from the get-go that I was addicted to seeing my byline in print.

Sincerely,
Kelly