Goodreads asked Michele Israel Harper:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Michele Israel Harper You can make a story whatever you want it to be. When you read a book (and I adore reading books), the story wends its way in whatever direction the author takes it. You have no control. But when you write a story, you can create anything your heart desires! (Unless your characters sabotage your--I mean, their--story and take it wherever they want it to go. Which happens frequently. Bossy little things...) ;)

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