Why'd You Write That?

People sometimes ask me how I decide what to write or they ask why I haven't written a particular story. The answer is the same for both--I write the characters that are talking the loudest.

To use an example to illustrate, I was writing In Twilight's Shadow in 2007 when I saw a picture online and boom! Chaya showed up. It really does happen that fast and anything can cause a character to appear. Sometimes nothing happens and they still arrive. It's the way it is. So Chaya showed up in 20...