Journalism allows readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers the opportunity to live it. -- John Hersey

Do you ever get lost in a book? Do you ever dream about a story? Do you ever wish you were a character in a book?

I do, all the time. I love getting into a story and have to invade my dreams. To me, that's is the highest compliment that I can pay an author. If your story invades my subconscious, you've made an impact on me. The same goes for changes in mood. Sometimes when I read a sad story, I find myself sad for the rest of the day. When reading At the Scent of Water, I was really depressed. The ending more than made up for my down mood, but those two days were a bit crazy.

I love nonfiction. I am constantly reading pop culture books or history books. However, nothing beats a good fiction story. Something to take me away to another world. I love it!