We asked our authors from around the world to share their thoughts on why they write, why they read, and the books that have influenced them.
Here’s what they had to say.
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Michael Alberstat
Writing changes me, teaches me, broadens me, and makes me more aware. When I constantly reach for understanding and resolution in my stories, I find it for myself. Many issues, particularly in women’s fiction, I can’t fully understand until I’ve written about them. What will a woman do with an unfaithful husband? How will a woman deal with serious illness? I’ll know at least one woman’s story when I write it. When we write and read romance, we’re searching for perfect, enduring love; when we write and read women’s fiction, we’re searching for ourselves.
Plus, it’s a wicked good time.
