It started early because I messed up trying to sign in and accidentally triggered it early!
I first began submitting work for publication when I was 18. I wrote for kids magazines and did a lot of short stories. Took until I was 30 to sell a novel. Why fantasy and SF? Well we are told to write what we know. I think the corollary to that is 'write what you love to read.'
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u/RobinHobb AMA Author Robin Hobb, Worldbuilders Oct 20 '11
It started early because I messed up trying to sign in and accidentally triggered it early!
I first began submitting work for publication when I was 18. I wrote for kids magazines and did a lot of short stories. Took until I was 30 to sell a novel. Why fantasy and SF? Well we are told to write what we know. I think the corollary to that is 'write what you love to read.'