Goodreads asked David W. Gordon:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

David W. Gordon Writing is cathartic, in some ways. It is also hauntingly difficult. For me, the best part of writing is when someone says to me that my work has left them thinking. I love when a reader tells me that they have become self-reflective because of something they read. I love to write stories that leave a reader asking how they would have handled a situation.

Also, I love when a reader identifies with my villain. To me, the villain is always the hero of their own story. If I write the villain properly, a reader should be able to see what they were doing and why they were doing it. When a reader says they found the villain terrifying, but they sort of didn't blame them, then I know I hit the right nerve.

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