I write because I have to earn a living, and there really is nothing else I can do that is as easy and is less stressful. I was first published when I was 10 years old, and I have received three rejections in my entire life.

The first rejection was when the editor of the country's top magazine phoned me to tell me she didnt have the heart to send me an routine rejection letter because the quality of my writing was of such a standard that they seldom saw it.

When I dropped out of corporate work 30 years ago, I was at the end of my tether. I couldn't do it anymore. It killed me. (I have Asperger's Syndrome). At that time, I still wrote, mostly for prize money, and as I won quite a bit of prize money, I thought maybe I could earn a living full time from writing.

I relocated to London, and once more earned quite a bit from prize money. Then I started writing for clients.

I still write for a living. It's easy, fast, and the words never stop falling into my mind. The thing I find the most stressful are people who want to 'discuss' what I write. I would prefer for there to be no comments.

It's nice when I receive fanmail (I receive a lot of that.) What I can't take is the endless political arguments. I don't like arguing. I eventually just end up blocking people. Or I lose it and insult people. I wish I didn't do that, but I have both a processing disorder and Asperrger's and it's not easy.