Tessa asked Lurlene McDaniel:

You are such an amazing writer, how do you do it? Your books put me at the edge of my seat with sadness, shock, happiness, Idk what i would do without your books. What made you write these amazing books?

Lurlene McDaniel It's wonderful to know that a story and its characters come alive for a reader, so thank you for your encouraging words. My goal is to make readers feel what a character is experiencing, to care about the story and its outcome. I especially want readers to find hope in the darkest of life's problems, and to realize that life is a gift. My hope is to write real stories about real life for real people.

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