I was first published when I was in the third grade and wrote a story about my grandfather's battle with cancer. In the story, he dies. In real life, he lived. The story went on to be published in a collection of children's short stories. He never knew of the story, let alone read it, but I learned an important lesson - it is always OK to kill off your family for a good story.

Since then, I have taken a more ethically sound approach to writing. I have worked at a city newspaper in Santa Fe, New Mexico; a city magazine in Waco, Texas; and Baylor University's student newspaper.

I am currently a staff writer for two of Vacation Publications' magazines, Vacations and Travel 50 & Beyond. I'm also the assistant manager for public relations for Where to Retire magazine.

To contact: worrallkathryn@gmail.com