That's a tough one. We get up early at our house because the school bus comes at the crack of dawn. And I do mean crack! And then it's off to work. Sometimes it's knowing that I'll eventually get to write at the end of the day that gets me moving. And I always look forward to reading anytime that I have free time and especially before I go to bed.

I love to sing and I love to read. And I love movies, especially previews. I absolutely love previews! I think that would be a dream job, selecting the scenes and scoring the music.

Here are just a few: Cinda Williams Chima, Kersten Gier, JK Rowling, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austin, Lesley Livingston, Louisa May Alcott, Julie Kagawa and Rick Riordan.

Once I read one that I like, I look for other books by that author. Or I see what people who've read that book are also reading.

Yes, it was going to have something to do with the man in the moon, but for the life of me I can't remember what was going to happen.

My writing process includes lots of notes and typing and scribbles and typing. I try to outline my story and stay in the structure, but sometimes I find that my story takes on a life of its own. I do go through a lot of drafts. I do find that I need to have pieces of paper everywhere because I often think of ideas or bits of dialogue at the oddest times.
I can write in the craziest locations -- often the car while waiting to pick up one of my children.

It was Meet George Washington. It was first grade and my teacher said that if I could read it when I came back from Christmas Vacation, she would move me to the next reading group. I struggled and finally did it -- and I was so proud of myself and hooked on reading.

I have several friends who are artists and I have worked with them on my cover illustrations. I have them read the story (of course) and I share some other covers of books in my genre to help them understand what I'm seeing. It's a real give and take and it's a lot of fun.

Oh, my!
The Gray Wolf Throne/Seven Realms series (I know that's cheating cause it's 4) because I just love the world Cinda Williams Chima created; I adore Han and Raisa.
Moonraker's Bride -- I adored this book when I read it many, many years ago. I swooned at the love story. I still today can remember Lucy in the orphanage in China. And I remember how funny the Victorian Englandisms (if that's a word) were. # 6 would be April Lady by Georgette Heyer, and #7 would be Persuasion by Jane Austin.

I really love YA fantasy, historical fiction, historical non-fiction, romance and regency.

I love my Kindle. I really look forward to flights so that I can read, read, read.
I was always a book snob, and I loved hanging out in bookstores and libraries. I couldn't imagine NOT holding a book. Then I downloaded kindle for PC to check out how my own books were working and then I bought my first Kindle to continue checking. Then ever since I've been hooked/spoiled by the fact that I can download a new book at any time of the day or night. Could anything be better then that? Now I'm into games, too.

The ones I've found most effective are reaching out to contacts personally.