Goodreads asked Pythia Peay:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Pythia Peay This makes me think of that famous line, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." So there are many things to love about writing: I'm an introvert by nature, so it satisfies the part of me that loves to be solitary and alone. I love how writing is a kind of magic carpet ride to unseen worlds. I love the feeling that comes from crafting a sentence or a passage as beautiful as a painting, or a piece of sculpture. I love knowing that really good writing can enter the reader's soul, and change their way of seeing the world. But mostly I love writing because when the words and the story are really flowing, it feels like I'm transcribing something that's already been written, something kind of sacred, and doing this changes who I am.

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