I write my autobiography because I have been informed by various people that “.. I’ve had an interesting life.” I am 80 years old now, and despite spewing out hundreds of thousands of words (Yes, most unpublished and/or failed creative efforts) I have avoided autobiographical writing, save for very short pieces. I am a storyteller, and my venue is fiction: I have written most types of fiction—in earlier days with great confidence of getting published and perhaps enjoying the life of a professional writer with the subsequent reputation—good, bad or indifferent.
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