Next, here’s Kim Harrison, about her new novel, For a Few Demons More:

Instant communication between reader and writer.  I’ve been watching it develop, seeing most writers fall to one side or the other, either avoiding it to maintain the purity of their ideas, or embracing it to better tailor their work to what the reader wants to see.  It’s an individual choice, and both make strong, complete visions. 

For me, talking to readers in a relaxed format hasn’t given rise to the reader directing my plotlines, but it has shaped my work positively, hopefully making it purposeful faster than had I allowed only my thoughts to color my words.  Readers themselves have driven me to push into new areas of thought as they debate the ramifications of characters' actions, and I as a writer find an unexpected excitement in addressing their questions in due time—questions as to the depth and power behind human emotion, what is moral vs. what is just, and how the individual is still as powerful as the masses.

To try to answer them in such a way that there is no same answer for all has been the most exciting thing I’ve ever done, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to strive to meet the challenge.  I hope you enjoy the ride.