Goodreads asked Annelies Pool:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Annelies Pool I am more of an intuitive writer, rather than someone who figures everything out at the beginning and then works from an outline. I start with a vague idea and my writing process usually involves periods of flailing when everything seems mundane, I have no idea where a story is going and I question my right to exist, not only as a writer but as a human being. Then there is a moment when everything falls into place and the story or chapter I'm working on comes into sharp focus. I know exactly what the story is and what's going to happen and the words flow through me like mercury. I love that stage. It is like being favoured by the gods.

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