Born 1946 so I guess that makes me ancient. Never thought of writing until I read 'Jennie' by Paul Gallico, aged 12. Only wrote poems at first in my schooldays and did so for several years after untilBorn 1946 so I guess that makes me ancient. Never thought of writing until I read 'Jennie' by Paul Gallico, aged 12. Only wrote poems at first in my schooldays and did so for several years after until 1987 when I started to write fiction and actually wrote 4 novels between 1987 and 88 - only 2 of which have ever been published + 2 children's since then. These days, I tend to help other authors who don't have a clue about getting published, or even those who do, but are fed-up struggling alone....more