Goodreads asked T.C. Weber:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

T.C. Weber Writing is hard work and involves a lot of drudgery (particularly editing). But it's rewarding to see characters and worlds come alive. My favorite moments are when a character veers from the outline and does something unexpected, especially if it's something a lot smarter and more inventive than the outline called for. Unfortunately this doesn't happen often, but when it does, I throw away the outline and go with it. (Thankfully my outlines are only a few pages).

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