Who of us hasn’t gotten lost in a book?  I remember once I carried a book in my car and every time I hit a red light, I read another paragraph.  Isn’t it the most delicious feeling in the world to be sucked into the world of your characters?  As a writer, it is the best compliment ever to tell a writer that you stayed up all night reading their book.  “I couldn’t put it down.”  Bam!  Writer nirvana.  When you write, you fall in love with your characters and you want your readers to feel the same way.  You want the reader to care.  Tears are always good, too.  When one of the main characters in “The Happiest Day” passed away (no spoilers!), I cried like a baby.  I really hope someone besides me cared that the character died, otherwise I’m just a weirdo.  BTW, I think the above picture is me in another life.