Hi Tom!
Glad to see you, good luck with the writing--I've turned to it full time too!

I got started as a technical writer in the army. When I returned to civilian life I got involved in the cable/satellite industry. I wound up writing service manuals, specification codes etc.
At first I thought it was because of my background, then I discovered that I was the only one who owned a typewriter and dictionary.

Thanks for the friend request. Since I'm new to this, I'll probably hit the button wrong, but I think I added you.

Hi Tom
Welcome to CrimeSpace
I'm in the same mode, writing fiction first now, editing/writing the nonfiction drivel for money part time. I love it.

Absolutely. I even put the work down and take a brain break when I want to. And no one has asked me to climb a phone pole or examine some new wonder widget. It is a luxury.