Goodreads asked Scott Craven:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Scott Craven I hate to sound so trite, but it is you, readers. Two examples: After my debut at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, one of our few indy book dealers in Arizona, I listened to kids describe some of their favorite "Dead Jed" characters and scenes. It was so gratifying they willingly, even happily, spent a few hours dwelling in a world I created. It was an amazing realization. Second example: Jack, a young man I met at Book Expo America. He waited in line more than 30 minutes to get a signed copy, yet the last one was gone when he was just two people away. Disappointment soon turned to satisfaction when his mom gave me their address and I promised to send him a signed copy. And I did, as soon as I returned home. I received a wonderful thank-you note from Jack just a few weeks later, my first fan letter. That's a keeper.

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