"I attacked the market with a shotgun," Lubar commented to Cynthia Leitich Smith of the online Children's Literature Resources, "spraying all sorts of submissions at all sorts of places. The New York Times has a section called a 'Metropolitan Diary,' where they publish light verse. That was my first acceptance. My first cash sale was a one-liner to a humor service. That brought in 75 cents." Lubar further recalled on his Web site, "The first year I earned any money, I made a whopping $8." Lubar was also writing science fiction and short stories for children, finally placing one with Highlights for Children. Branching out, he started writing articles for computer magazines, making the most of one of his hobbies. His first computer was an Apple II that he purchased in 1979. "I loved the Apple," Lubar noted on his Web site. "It was perfect for hacking and learning. I'll always be grateful to Steve Wozniak for creating it." Lubar made a bit more money the next year of freelancing, "but it still wasn't enough to live on unless I wanted to survive on tree bark and rainwater, so I looked for a job." He eventually found work as an editor for Creative Computing magazine, as he had a personal interest in the burgeoning technology.
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