What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
I have loved stories, myths and imaginative tales since childhood. I have always become "lost" in a book and then, one day, I discovered I could take myself on a journey with the written word! When I enter the "zone" of writing, it as if my soul/spirit expands and an amazing river of images seems to flow to me. I have a journalism background, and so I can type at well over 100wpm and I can think on my fingers, so for me, the keyboard calls me and before I know it, I am embarking on a new journey!
What do your fans mean to you?
To be perfectly honest, I am so surprised when people praise my books and my writing, because to be quite honest, I write because, for me, it is self-indulgent and an amazing "high" -- Yet in all of this, I am humbled when I receive emails/messages and letters from readers, especially when they say my words have changed their lives, or made them feel emotional in some way!
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