What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
Writing to me is cathartic. If I'm having a bad day, or perhaps a down-in-the-dumps day, killing of a character always puts me in a good mood. I'm not at all sure what a therapist would say, but I do have a tendency to kill off a lead character in the first few chapters. Thank goodness I write paranormal or that would be catastrophic to my writing career.
What do your fans mean to you?
When I get an email, or a Facebook/Twitter message that someone has read what I wrote and enjoyed it, I simply don't know how to respond. This inner child erupts from the core of my being, runs around yelling at the top of her lungs, and effectively shuts down my adult thinking abilities. I don't write for myself, the stories and characters are already rolling around in my brain. I write because I want to illicit a response from someone else. The best compliment that someone can give me is my stories made them cry, or laugh, or some other emotional response to the plight of my characters.
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