Goodreads asked Kaye D. Schmitz:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Kaye D. Schmitz For me, the best thing about being a writer is the reward of it. Here's what I mean by that. I have been to a number of writers' conferences and have heard many authors talk about their processes. The majority of them get up early, go to their offices, write 1,000 words and go on with their days. My process is to get up at a regular time, do my housework and then do my yard work (I have hundreds of flowers in my yard and they take an hour per day to deadhead and weed). At that point, going to my office is my reward. My job, yes, but mostly my reward. And from there, I can go anywhere in the world (or out of it) I want. And I don't set a specific number of words. I simply write what is called for in my mind. It could be 500 words or it could be 4,000. I often have 3,000 and 4,000 word days. And when everything is flowing smoothly, it doesn't get any better than that.

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