At the eager, oh-so-awkward age of 12, I wrote my first short story about a lawyer defending a wrongly-accused man. I was a huge John Grisham fan at the time (still am), and was inspired. I still remember by teacher's comment, encouraging me to develop the story into a complete novel. I never finished the novel, but the short story became the definitive start of my passion for fiction-writing.

Insomnia is an incredibly common complaint. Not for me. I love going to sleep, because I write stories in my head as I fall asleep. Each story becomes increasingly developed after a month or so, then I fire up the laptop and start solidifying those ideas.

Wow, that's a tough one. These are not in any particular order, as that's just not possible. As an avid reader, this list is totally fluid.
My first favorite romance was The Scarlett Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy - I loved the strong, empowered female lead that was way ahead of her time.
Fury of Ice by Coreene Callahan (Dragon Fury series, Book 2) - that woman can write men!
The Difference A Day Makes (Perfect, Indiana, Book 2) by Barbara Longley - she may be my all-time favorite author, her characters are so real.
Fire and Ice (Buchanan/Renard/MacKenna, Book 7) by Julie Garwood - the entire series really, exciting yet silly.
Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy, Book 1) by Nora Roberts - witches, vampires, shape-shifters, all tied together with intriguing characters.

I write when I have time, so often that means there may be a week in which I write 100 words, then the next week I may write 10,000. I don't wait for inspiration; I take advantage of those treasured moments of me-time, crank up the music, and let the ideas flow.

My life is incredibly normal. Husband, kids, dog, day job, soccer practice, swimming lessons, laundry, dishes... you get the idea. But we have our amazing Friday night routine of enjoying the relaxing activity of choice, for me it's a good book.

I form the idea in my head, which takes a few weeks to develop, then I let the words flow. If I get stuck, I write out a plot and potentially an outline, but most often the ideas grow as the story progresses.

Not getting enough time to do it. There is nothing better than curling up in front of the fire or on the hammock with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and letting my imagination run wild. Don't we all want more time to relax and put our feet up?

As I write, I go back and proofread as a way to check for errors, and to help generate ideas for today's writing session. Once I feel the story is complete, I go back and revise, edit, and check for continuity issues. Then, I release the draft to my sisters and my mother, who are incredible editors and each have a different approach.

Not the book itself, as once I get going, I am compelled to finish it. I'm the same with reading; once I start a novel, I have a hard time putting it down. Ideas, however, they may stew for a long time. I have a document just for ideas that is saved to the cloud, so whenever something strikes me, I jot it down. I've had that document for years, and have a few dozen ideas I can't wait to finally flesh out into complete stories.

I'd love to go back and tell my younger self all the things that I shouldn't have worried about, where to focus my efforts, how to get through the tough stuff. But, if my younger self even listened, I wouldn't be the same person I am today. It took a whole lot of work to end up where I am, and I wouldn't change that for anything.

When I find a book I absolutely love, I read it over and over again. I'll often put it down for a year, then re-read it again. If I didn't want to read my own books over and over again, why would I have written it in the first place? In short, absolutely yes.