There was a part of me that always wanted to be an editor.

Books were a huge part of my childhood growing up. We would go on vacation, and my mom was always carting manuscripts around.

Like many people, I kicked around, struggled to become a writer, finally got my first full-time job around 27, 28, at 'The Hill' newspaper. They hired me as a copy editor, which was kind of funny because I'm semi-blind because I have an eye disorder.

Originally they wanted me to be Buster but I really like the Tobias part.

I had always been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan.

The biggest difference with Twitter and writing long form is you're part of a virtual community where you know people, or think you know them, through their links.