Goodreads asked Better Hero Army:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Better Hero Army Just today I was informed for either the fourth or fifth time that my book, Plagued, was the reason someone took up reading again. This time it was a father whose two sons were fighting over who got to read it first, both boys fans of zombies but not fans of books in general. A mother told me the same thing a few months ago about her son being eager to read Plagued after his long, dry spell of not reading anything for pleasure. And again I heard of a brother reading it after his sister recommended it, and so on. And it's not that I'm happy that they decided to read my book, but that I'm glad that they've decided to read for pleasure at all. When I someday tally the accomplishments of my life, I'll be able to write down that I made some people want to read, and in the end, that'll be a better thing than any award I might ever achieve.

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