I spend a lot of time online in the company of other writers, so I get so much flack for what I write. “Ewww, why waste your talent on pornography?” or “If you’re not trying to write something that will stand the test of time, why bother?” And it goes on and on and on.
 
But I never let it drag me down because I don’t write for the same reasons they do, so I never base my worth on those metrics. The reason I write is simple – joy. Pure, simple joy. That’s why I write romance. I love happy endin...