I am probably considered by most to be a "late-bloomer" as I didn't begin writing seriously until a few years before retiring from 30+ years as a graphic designer in the publishing industry here and in Australia. My first book was inspired after reading an article on the ASPCA website about the blood sport of dog fighting. An idea came to mind of a U.S. Marine saving a pup off the streets in Afghanistan, raising it on base, then returning home with it. Then both find themselves drawn into combatting dog-fighting in America (https://tinyurl.com/yc6fjn9c). All-in-all, I guess I have been writing about 8 years.