Goodreads asked Rachel Spanswick:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Rachel Spanswick Getting a message, email or letter from somebody telling you how your book made them feel. As strange as it sounds, nothing makes me prouder of myself than knowing that somebody cried while reading one of my books. It's a powerful thing to be able to bring out emotions with what is essentially 'just words', but if you actually invest so much into the story that you cry when something happens, well, that's a job well done.

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