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About penny

Even though I wasn't particularly good at writing essays when I was at school, I have been writing for most of my life. My father was a newspaper editor and I practically grew up in the newsroom. It wasn't that he wanted to initiate me to the way of life, but rather that we enjoyed each other's company. Eventually, armed with a useless Bachelor of Social Science degree, I decided I wanted to be a journalist. Nothing he could say would change my mind. In fact the more he tried to put me off the more determined I became. All these years later I still yearn for the thrill of chasing news stories and sharing the newsroom buzz. But when I got married I drifted into magazines and wrote about crafts, homes and gardens. Then I had children and wrote for a family magazine. I shared the birth of my first son on the pages of this publication. Spreading my wings to bigger things, I managed to become a respected author of multiple non-fiction books, mostly home improvement, with a smattering of horses. I've been lucky to get projects that match my interests and passions. Today I have turned to the Internet as a source of writing income. It lacks the newsroom buzz and the prestige of quality printed media, but it offers variety and the opportunity to work from home.