Ask a Silly Question

There’s this doohickey on Goodreads that invites readers to ask writers a question, but nobody ever asks me one. (Goodreads seems to be pretty much dead, to be honest, but we writers still hope to use it as a means of reaching out to our readers…)

Last night, I thought: if nobody’s asking questions there, why don’t I solicit questions elsewhere, and then answer them here, on Sugar and Spiiice? So, that’s the plan. Here’s the first batch.

If your protagonist were a fungus, what kin...