Natalie Case

Writing is different things to me on different days. Some days it's the fire that gets me going. Some days it is the burning need to get the words and images out of my head. Some days it's the only thing there is. Not a day goes by that I don't write something. It may be just a hundred words that I throw away when I'm done, but a day without writing is like a day that has no air.

Maybe the best thing in the world is seeing someone who read my work recommending it to someone else. Or asking me serious, thinky questions about my characters or situations. It means I got something right.

I still find the word "fans" strange. I think I'd rather think of them as friends. Okay, maybe I don't know them, but they certainly get to know a lot about me when they read my work.

I think that's kind of amazing, honestly. It's one thing for me to sit and write out those hidden pieces of myself...but when someone else, who isn't my mother or my best friend, wants to read those pieces, takes the time to read them? That's kind of awesome.