Goodreads asked Colin Gee:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Colin Gee In the first instance, the act of having written. It is an achievement of which any author should be proud. Seeing the end result of a deep thought process, planning, research, and writing and production effort is something very special, and when readers takes time to comment favourably the boost is very real, as when unfavourable comment, properly put, can cause angst. Writing was something I always knew I could do, but simply didn't have the time to undertake properly. Now, in my advancing years, I can find sufficient hours to put my thoughts down. Another thing I find so rewarding is when readers invest in your fictitious characters. loving them or hating them as you have directed with your descriptions and actions. I find that really rewarding.

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