I get that question frequently enough.

"What book made you want to write? What book inspired you the most?"

And the answer sounds weird.

All of them.

All the books I read inspired me to write the books I do now. Every book I read took me from where I sat, whether that be school, at home, or a library, or a coffee shop.

Or a bar. Yes, I've read books at a bar. But that's another story for another day.

Every book I read zapped me into the world contained within the pages. And the worlds were always different, filled with characters I never wholly forget. Even books I didn't like remain with me. Books that cut out a portion of my heart forever remain.

When writing for an audience opened up before me with fanfictions, I wanted to take readers where I had been: far away. I wanted to bring them characters they wouldn't soon forget and stories with bronze chords enough to resonate within them.

What books move me? So many have and so many will.