At what age did you figure out what you wanted to do for a living? And how did you do that?

First grade. As soon as I learned how to write, I knew I wanted to write.

10th grade. I planned to attend the computer programming program at the vo-tech school our high school shipped students to for their junior and senior years. Then I saw a presentation by the school about all the programs they offered — and I saw their graphic arts program. They taught all about offset printing, typesetting, all that stuff. (This was in the late '70s, so long before digital design was a thing.) As soon as I saw it, I was there.

11th grade. I chose to apply to one university. One. My plan was to go to the first and best journalism school in the world. It never even occurred to me that I wouldn't be accepted. And I was accepted, and eventually got into the school of journalism, where I did a lot of writing, and I also did a lot of graphic design.

So, there's that.