Goodreads asked William Kely McClung:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

William Kely McClung I can't say what's best as a 'writer', only about what I like best about 'me being a writer'. And that's how much I learn. Willingly going down the rabbit holes in what sometimes become deep explorations for research, I learn and discover things that had never crossed my radar before. Many times, the research is in support of my characters, and so I learn what they know, or things that interest them. An example is in my current story LOOP. I have a what I hope is a fascinating female character who besides just being fierce, is a retro-gaming nerd. I had to do a lot of research into gaming, and pinball, and early video games and the amazing people who keep them alive. Many are brilliant people! I came out knowing a bit as I needed to write a character who is deeply involved. It's a small example, but when you read the character, you'll hopefully think the writer must know a lot about it! And he does... now. And then, of course, I try to incorporate dozens if not hundreds of those details into my stories, to share in a way that feels seamless and organic. LOOP is science fiction and horror. Both the science and the fiction are backed up with a lot of research. For me, I think the learning and diving into waters I never knew existed are among the best things about being a writer.

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