I have a background both in creative writing, as well as in science, originally as a microbiologist. I have submitted a few manuscripts recently to a major publishing company in New York (a novel), and that company is reviewing them, considering for publication. I have also worked in the investment world which has been beneficial to understanding the business side of writing, as is true for anything.
I love to write, even given others' criteria, because it is a learning process, and I am a life long learner. To complete a project is to have something more to add to my own life, not only, hopefully to the reader's pleasure.