By nature, I’m interested in a lot of things: art, astronomy, baseball, cosmology, education, food, history, politics, religion and theology (not the same), science, service, theater, travel, wine, and words.
I write to learn. And, to a lesser extent, to teach. I learn new things—about myself, about other people, and about the world. Although I am interested in some topics more than others (see above), I’ve never been afraid of a new subject. Suggest something and I’ll probably say yes.
I also know from my first career (12 years as a teacher) that to teach something effectively—or to tell a story about it—you have to know it well . Both my liberal education and my curious temperament make this easy and enjoyable. I think that my writing reflects this..
I don’t think I’m a born writer. It’s something I’ve been taught, and that I have taught myself. Words are currency to me; I buy my ideas with them—and I sell them too.