I always wanted to be a writer. I, obviously, loved to read and the natural progression was that I wanted to write.  What I wanted to write varied widely depending on my age and interests at the time.  My dad was a newspaper editor so being a journalist sounded fascinating.  I loved fiction so wouldn’t it be wonderful to create my own stories?  For a long time, I wanted to be a travel writer.  Imagine being paid to travel and write about it.  It sounded like the best job on earth.  To be frank, it still does.  If anyone wants to send me around the world in return for a…