What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
When you're happy, you don't really need an inspiration to get out of bed. I do work that I enjoy; I have a son who is turning out loads better than I could have hoped, I live in a house that I love. Its no hardship getting up every day; I have so much to look forward to.
Who are your favorite authors?
I am a lover of stories. I love an excellent story well told. Being an author myself, its not so much that I have faves, but that I have people I aspire to be when I grow up. There is Diana Gabaldon who has written an excellent guide for relationships disguised as an excellent series of books. The tv series...meh. There is Maria Doria Russell who wrote two books about our relationship with God. There is some anger there, some uncomfortable truths and a character you just fall in love with. I think that's the essence of a good story. If you fall in love with the character; Jamie Fraser, Father Emilio Sandoz, Harry Potter, Lestat de Lioncourt and his lover Louis...and then there are the tv series that are so well written its like a good book all over again; Eric Kripke and Jeff Davis have written such characters for Supernatural and Teen Wolf. Stories so well woven you can watch over and over and find something new every time. Just like with a good book.
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