WRITING: I began to write very early and I created a double sided, one sheet class paper in first grade. My dad xeroxed it off and I sold for two cents to classmates, some of whom also contributed to my paper. (...)

What did you first read? How did you begin to write? Who were the first to read what you wrote?

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I began to write very early and I created a double sided, one sheet class paper in first grade. My dad xeroxed it off and I sold for two cents to classmates, some of whom also contributed to my paper. My grandmother was my chief critic, editor and fan so maybe that accounts for why, despite a fairly long run as a media writer, there is rarely any negativity in my writing even though I can easily see that 'controversy' sells. I'm simply not a fan of using my talent to badmouth or scare the crap out of people and those genres don't interest me for reading either.