Special interests/obsessions

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Hi
I'm really interested in hearing from anyone who had an obsession in something when they were younger which they managed to use productively in their adult life - something that lead to a successful career.

I write a magazine called AuKids which is all about positivity and acceptance in the UK and we are really interested in writing an article "How I made a career out of an obsession" or something like that.

Would love to hear your thoughts and success stories!!

Thank you

Tori

When I was about 10, I got the Harry Potter books for my birthday. Up until then, I really hadn't read any literature (it was all fact books and maths stuff) It inspired me to start writing my very first proper stories. I was obsessed with HP for a good three or four years, during which time I grew out of maths and started to be more interested in English.

Now I'm a poet and writer who's won several minor awards at school level, and am aiming to be published before I graduate.

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Wow that's awesome!!
Is there anywhere I can read some of your stuff? Will be in touch about the article if that's OK?

Tori

Carnaby Street, Swinging London and the music that The Kinks recorded between 1964 and 1984.

I discovered radio when I was in my single digits. I have been fascinated by it ever since. When my voice changed, it went deep baritone, and suddenly, I had the voice to do radio. I started to make friends with disc jockeys on the phone, so that they would eventually allow me to come to the station and hang out and watch them work. I learned by watching, and they would let me take a stack of records to the production studio and practice. Some years later, that led to a job as productions manager at a little station.

Life took many twists and turns, during which I didn't work in radio. But now I've been the staff announcer on three stations owned by the same company for the last eight years, and I make commercials (promos) and assemble programs on the computer. The day of the DJ has come and gone, but I get to do what I know best in a bit of a different capacity. My voice is on the radio, and that's pretty much what I've always wanted.