Goodreads asked Nancy Peacock:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Nancy Peacock The best thing for me is discovery. I love working on a novel that really interests me. I love research and often find unique details that contribute to the story, so there's that discovery. But the discovery that is the most exciting is the story itself. A character never gives it to me all at once. I never have an idea that is complete in an of itself. I just have something that tickles in my brain, and curiosity makes me follow that thread. The threads do not always result in a completed novel, but sometimes they do right away, and sometimes it takes years for a thread to become strong enough to follow into story.

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