Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.
I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get.
I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
I've learned that I get blocked when my subconscious mind is telling me that I've taken the work in a wrong direction, and that once I start listening to what my subconscious is trying to tell me, I can work out the problem and get moving again.
Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.
Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.