I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.
However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously.
Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.