Let's explore why. Readers choose their favourite genres, so do writers. Sometimes, a book practically writes itself. The plot flows, there are no obstacles, no writer's block. Writing, during those times, is fun and exciting.

Sometimes, it's not fun and definitely not exciting.

So what makes a writer press on? A little self-reflection may be in order. After writing and publishing five books, I thought I was finished. Perhaps we all feel that way, we graduate and celebrate the end of school. Course, that doesn't happen to everyone. Like mythical sirens, continuing education courses draw some back into the classroom.

People marry and divorce, vowing never to love again. But they do. Some marry and divorce over and over again.

Some determine to lose weight and stay fit. Been there, done that. Epic fail.

Some people can't have just one cat. Gamers play half the night. Shoppers can't stay away from the mall.

As I work on book six, I reflected on why I kept going after deciding book 5 was the end. It's a simple answer although the process of recognizing it wasn't. I write to educate, and in doing so, entertain readers. It has to be both ways, entertain/educate. One without the other would not work for this writer. As a reader, authors whose books do both draw me like a moth to a flame.

There is no right or wrong as to why a reader chooses a certain genre or has a favourite author. Same holds true for writers. Go to 'Ask the Author' section and ask your favourite writer what motivates them to write. Chances are, the two of you have a lot more in common than just a book genre.