I wrote my first poems at the age of 8. Short stories followed. Then novels. Writing has always been something special for me, a kind of self-realisation. Now that I've reached retirement age, I'm ...view moreI wrote my first poems at the age of 8. Short stories followed. Then novels. Writing has always been something special for me, a kind of self-realisation. Now that I've reached retirement age, I'm gradually starting to publish books, some traditionally with publishers, some self-published.view less