I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept

But Ship Who Sang remains my favorite story. I really rocked folks with that and still cannot read it aloud myself without weeping at the end

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens