I've been writing ever since I can remember. As a kid, I had binders filled with stories I'd written by hand. It's amazing I haven't come down with carpal tunnel or become afflicted with arthritis as of yet. It's only been the last year that I have decided to start seriously considering becoming published. Before I've only written for my own enjoyment, or for practice. In the real world, I get paid to stab people with sharp objects. Que the Vampire jokes. All joking aside, I love my job as a phlebotomist. My other non-paying full-time job is being a wife and mom of two, which is why I have such a hard time finishing anything.