I have made amulets and healing spells, and have read a lot about magic. The images used in magic interest me. They have a power and intensity and a darkness to them that draws me in. My first book, Songs of the Sea Witch was published in 1970 by Sono Nis Press. I was 19.
Most writers change publishers.
Certain books are not suited to certain publishers, so it's a case of having to find a publisher who is interested, say, in children's books, one that likes your fiction, one that may want non-fiction, etc. I have just always written. When I was 16 I met Robin Skelton, a poet and witch, who edited The Malahat Review . He took some of my poems for the magazine and told me to start sending my work out, which I did. He said as a writer one must get used to rejection.