Goodreads asked Nancy Stroer:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Nancy Stroer I love making connections between story elements - how, when plotting and revising, aspects of the real-world timeline work in tandem with the tension I'm trying to create in the fictional landscape, or (even more fun) when something brand-new bubbles up from somewhere I can't define, that just perfectly solves a narrative problem. I'm a giant sucker for the creative process! It's hard when the universe and my subconscious don't operate on my command, but if I can be patient, these are the carrots that make me stick with writing.

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