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A reader asked me once, 'Why are your characters always beautiful?'

    Ahhh ... I bet he still tells her how beautiful she is... As most questions, I answered with my heart not my head, so my answer was quick and straightforward. Before I tell you my answer, though, I’ll tell you why it came out so quickly. Not only do I read A LOT of books—of course, I remind you that every time we meet—first and foremost, I’m a reader. I may write four books a year, but when I’m not crazy busy with life, I read close to 150 a year. And what’s more … I promote a book or two almost daily. Since I obviously can’t read every book I promote, I rely on readers’ reviews. That’s okay, though, because my websites are about great books that have achieved great feedback, not about books I’ve reviewed. Since I promote those books, I have to read reviews—lots of them. Lately, there’s been a new trend about dogging the author when the reader feels the characters are too beautiful. My guess is that when readers feel that way, they’re probably buying...