How many years, months or days even, have you been writing for? If you feel comfortable sharing, you can add your age as well.
I'm 19, and I've been writing professionally since I was 15, but I've been writing for basically as long as I can remember. My first published pieces were nonfiction essays, somewhat lyrical, in a women's lifestyle magazine, that, sadly, has been remodeled since when I wrote for them last, and so my essays are no longer listed on their website, though my non-pen name (Gloria Mesa) is still on their page crediting former contributed.
My first published story was published in 2023 as part of an anthology for the H.G. Wells Short Story Competition. And I published my first spec fiction piece this summer! I was so stoked. It's called 'The first time I grew wings' and sort of ties into another fairy story I have yet to get published. It follows the same fairy lore anyway.
How long have you all been writing for? when were you first published/when did you release your first piece if you are self-published?