This thread is interesting indeed! It's nice to get to know you better... I'm a writer and a translator, both job concerning fiction. I started when I was 19 writing some essays on Stephen King and then moved on writing my own stories. So far I have published three novels, two short stories collection and three novels for children. Next year I'll publish other two novels. I translated in Italian books by very cool people, like Jeffery Deaver ("The Bone Collector" was a hit even in Italy), then JG Ballard, Poul Anderson, Douglas Preston, Peter Straub, JR Lansdale, Jonathan Coe, Isaac Asimov etc. This (the translations) is my main source of money, but I hope I'll sooner or later be able to write for a living. Ah, btw, today it's my 37th birthday... Creations, we were born in the same day! S.