Marla Cooper was astonished when, at the age of eighteen, she realized people could actually get paid to write things. So she switched her major from business to advertising and be...view moreMarla Cooper was astonished when, at the age of eighteen, she realized people could actually get paid to write things. So she switched her major from business to advertising and began her writing career as an advertising copywriter. After moving to San Francisco, she became a freelancer so that she could take advantage of perks like working in her pajamas, and, now, she writes a little bit of everything, including travel writing and the occasional haiku. Marla Cooper is a pseudonym.view less