I am what is so fondly referred to as a struggling author. Actually, for me, that is quite a misnomer. I do not struggle much with the art of writing (yes, there is the occasional writer's block) but more with finding the time to write. I am currently employed as the maintenance director for an upscale senior living community in San Dimas California. The job is rewarding, but oftentimes the days are long. I find my creative juices flow best early in the morning so much of my writing is done on the weekends.
My wife, Sheila, and I live with two of our three sons in Rancho Cucamonga, located in sunny Southern California, about fifty miles from Los Angeles. My parents still live in the house I grew up in about twenty five miles from us and my brother and sister in law are less than an hour's drive away. My mother in law lives down the street (no, really, its a good thing). We will have been married eighteen years this last September (2009). We have a dog a Rotweiller named Katie who is the biggest baby in the world.
I have been writing since I was a kid. My mother still has the story of "The Magic Key" that I wrote in about second or third grade.
I recently obtained a certification in Creative Writing from oDesk.com. There are several tests and ratings there.