The Other Part of the Author Thing

I’ve been doing a lot of reader events lately. In addition to the ones that had me traveling to upstate New York and Canada, I just did two more yesterday. And while it takes me away from my writing, it always reminds me of one of the things I’ve come to love most about my career. Getting to hang out with readers and talk to them about books, life, etc., is quite a lot of fun.

Back in the day, when I was first published, the in-person stuff was always hard for me. I’m more of an introvert by...