Goodreads asked Emily Tomko:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Emily Tomko Being a writer is like conceiving and giving birth to a brand new child, without the 3 a.m. wake-ups. The best part about it is that the ideas themselves come from the Creator of all things, and it's something fun and purposeful and stimulating that we get to do together. Just like with physical conception, and indeed with the creation of the universe, in the very beginning little is visible and what is there has no form. And then suddenly, the work begins to take shape, and features start emerging. And then there's the point in which the writing has indeed taken on a life of its own, and you feel that while you had a hand in the initial act, you're now kind of just along for the ride. What will these characters do next? What are they thinking? How will they react to the variables that are coming into their world? And these little "children" that you've given birth to in print will outlive you for generations, and be their own legacy and inheritance, hopefully to inspire and delight others long after you're gone.

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