I cherish my work like I would 

my child, 

I understand now why people 

advise never to fall in love  

with a writer as they will 

always love their characters more. 

Perhaps I haven’t experienced 

love but I know the bond I feel 

with my characters, 

I know how I take care of them, 

I know how I lay awake most nights

thinking about them, 

I know how I take great 

care in crafting their surroundings  

and moulding their roles. 

My work was my life and I 

treated it as such.