What do your fans mean to you?
Fans, or readers, are important for they are the ones whom you are trying to communicate to in writing a book. What is the purpose in writing? It is to communicate. Without fans or readers, there is little point in writing. Writing a good for yourself does not have a lot of purpose or future. If someone lists my books or me as a favourite author, it means a lot. I do not write to make money, as I am a building contractor and architect. I write for the passion of writing and communicating ideas. Plus I hope my ideas will help someone.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
Usually it is my contract to build a building, or help those around me who I have decided to help. But also perhaps it is more than that. Perhaps there is an underlying purpose to life and when you are on, and delivering, that purpose it makes life very much worth living. It is not just about building and writing. I also spent a lot of time in Asia doing volunteer work. One of those regions was in war and I did a lot to end that war. I felt very alive.
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