Red Ink 3 Day Tour: Day 3 Author's Guest Post

This whole experience has been wonderful for me. As I conclude my time with Kathi and Red Ink (until my review of course...) I feel sad. I have really enjoyed getting to know Kathi and today's feature, The Guest Post, is my favorite! I can identify with the author on many levels. When I read the first paragraph of the post below I felt as if I wrote it myself. Every word is true! In fact, I may have eyeglasses because of the truth in the night, deep under the covers, hidden with just a flashlight! You'll see....

I wanted to say a quick thank you to Dee for hosting this tour and for giving me the opportunity to be part of it! It has been so much fun! I also want to thank Kathi for being such a wonderful sport during this process! She did not have much time to answer my many questions or write her guest post due to my late join on this tour. I look forward to reading Red Ink when it arrives and I hope many of my readers will also read it! Remember, if you did not see day 1 or 2 you can still view them. Day 1 hosted an excerpt of Red Ink along with the giveaway information. Day 2 hosted my interview with Kathi. Today I am pleased to have Kathi as a guest on my blog. Please welcome Kathi Macias, author of "Red Ink"!

The very name “Cozy Reader” evokes so many good memories for me! I’ve been a reader for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was ill quite a bit and couldn’t go out to play with my friends very often. As a result, books became my friends. We spent a lot of time together! I was well known at the local library, and was constantly getting scolded by my mom for reading under the covers with a flashlight when I was supposed to be sleeping. But stories fascinated me! Once I got started, I couldn’t stop until I found out what happened. And that’s the way I want my readers to feel about the stories I write.

I’ve taught a lot of writing classes and spoken at a lot of writers’ conferences over the years, and one of the questions I hear most often is, “What do you think is the most important requirement for becoming a successful writer?” My answer? Be an avid reader! If you aren’t in love with words and what they can do, why spend your life trying to make a living with them?

I am so blessed to get paid for doing something I love so much that I’d do it for free (and did for quite a while in the early days!). When those deadlines are looming and it’s a nice day outside and I’d rather go play than chip away at my word count, I remind myself that God has answered the cry of my heart and allowed me to write for Him. It keeps me writing on task, on target, and on time—and rejoicing all the way!

Remember to check out the Excerpt, Giveaway & Author Interview