Count Joshua Rutherford (@AuthorJKR) among the writers who have taken rejection and a boring day job and spun them into artistic gold. ow.ly/usTr30n75KV #authorQA #SonsofChenia #Midnight #Ashes #Kinghood #novelist #dystopian #darkfantasy #fantasy #fantasywriter

Successfully writing and marketing novels isn't easy, but unlike many authors, JA Andrews (@JAAndrewsWriter) can say, based on actual experience, that it is *not* rocket science. ow.ly/Ob9t30n4AfA #authorQA #fantasy #epicfantasy #fantasywriter #fantasyauthor #girlsinstem

As a kid, Doranna Durgin responded to "go out and play" by climbing a tree to write and read. No wonder she now has fifty-plus books out. ow.ly/kLkd30n3OL6 #authorQA #romance #fantasy #mystery #paranormal #romanticsuspense #sciencefiction #scifi #writer #author

"Writing a story and watching the characters become real to me is amazing!" See how #romancewriter AJ Renee (@ajreneeauthor) became a world-builder in her #authorQA with us: ow.ly/lcj830n2Ono #contemporaryromance #romcom #romance #romanceauthor

Nora Snowdon (@norasnowdon): "I love getting paid to daydream -- which basically is writing, where you think what would happen if... and then just let your mind go." ow.ly/Iul530n1WH4 #authorQA #romance #paranormalromance #romancewriter #pnr #romanceauthor

Many authors thank their fans and local coffee shops for making their careers possible, and writer C.A. Lear is definitely no exception. ow.ly/LcrL30n140L #authorQA #fantasy #historicalfiction #paranormal #indieauthor #indiewriter #selfpub #indiepub

Rom-coms and chick lit are supposed to provide escape, and author Kirsty McManus can certainly deliver that from personal experience! ow.ly/mHsj30mZlYK #authorQA #romance #romcom #romanticcomedy #romancewriter #romanceauthor #chicklitreads #chicklit

"I put so much of myself into my novels with hope that what I have to say will mean something profound to readers." Based on the reviews, Jonathan LaPoma (@JonLaPoma) has achieved his goal. ow.ly/9NNf30mE3aX #authorQA #literaryfiction #comingofage #darkhumor

Vanessa Couchman (@Vanessainfrance ), on her writing goals: "I also love to root out what I call the 'little' stories" from history." ow.ly/jqkF30mD6FY #authorQA #historicalfiction #historicalromance #historicalfictionwriter #romancewriter #romanceauthor #corsica #france

Elise Kova (@EliseKova) couldn't get publishers interested in her #YA #fantasy novels ... and she went on to prove them seriously wrong. Self-publishing FTW! ow.ly/AOZA30myQyS #authorQA #indieauthor #indiewriter #selfpub #indiepub

Copy writer by day, mystery novelist by night (and probably also day) ... Anita Rodgers wasn't exaggerating when she said the writing bug bit her hard about ten years back. ow.ly/lJ0l30msvBa #authorQA #mysterywriter #mysteryauthor #suspense

If author Kristen Strassel would design inspirational posters with what she'd tell her younger self - "Quit the damn bank job and go for it!" - we'd buy them in a heartbeat! (Also because they'd be leopard print.) ow.ly/ua4y30mqAof #authorQA #paranormalromance #romance #pnr

We dug up some fun facts about paranormal romance author Gwen Knight (@GwenKnightx ) -- check out her interview to learn more and appreciate our wordplay! ow.ly/7qRH30mpzHo #authorQA #pnr #romancewriter #romanceauthor #vikingromance

Author Debbie Herbert admits that ”The leap from librarian to corrections officer was never a career choice I had anticipated," but the eventual shift to writer certainly *was* expected! ow.ly/ex9U30mkgaP #authorQA #romanticsuspense #paranormalromance #PNR #suspense

H. Peter Alesso started out life as an engineer infatuated with numbers, but now he's a convert to the power of words as well. ow.ly/K7Rh30mivCr #authorQA #scifi #sciencefiction #sciencefictionauthor #sciencefictionwriter #scifiauthor #scifiwriter

Author Linda Thomas-Sundstrom likes to say she has a touch of the paranormal in her DNA, and we think she might actually be right! ow.ly/ftGc30mgGFf #authorQA #paranormalromance #paranormalromanceauthor #paranormalromancewriter #fantasy #fantasyauthor #fantasywriter

If we were to write a biography of #MGauthor Cara Bartek (@CaraBartek), we'd probably title it "How Crying Children Boost Creativity." ow.ly/YfU530meHOv #authorQA #serafinalovesscience #stemeducation #girlsinstem #girlsinscience #girlsinsciencerock #middlegrade #MGlit

Andrew Grey (@andrewgreybooks) may compare starting writing to eating potato chips, but it's been an extremely healthy career for him. ow.ly/7Eot30mcQKo #authorQA #romance #romancewriter #romanceauthor #inclusive #gayromance #MMromance #loveislove #LGBTromance

College professors told Laurie Alice Eakes to find a "real job" rather than becoming an author. Talk about terrible advice. ow.ly/o2XG30maUvU #authorQA #romance #romancewriter #romanceauthor #inclusive

Very few people would've predicted that Kate Forest would grow up to be an author -- but here she is, making happily-ever-after happen for *everyone* in her world. ow.ly/6FAm30m9UMZ #authorQA #romance #romancewriter #romanceauthor #inclusive