April showers bring... May showers, at least where I live! How about you? If you've been stuck indoors, maybe you checked out this month's looong featured CSR story, A Love to Last? Or it'll be this week's evening entertainment of choice after this interview with the author, vanalas! (Or maybe you might pick another of vanalas' stories!)

Q: Are you a person who makes their bed in the morning, or do you not see much point?

A: It depends with my mood. There are mornings when I wake up and want to be responsible and other morning when a demon of laziness possesses me lol

Q: If you were an animal, what would you be?

A: Definitely a cat. I like to be a little mischievous sometimes…. Okay, lots of times.

Q: Did you like to write in growing up or start as an adult?

A: I started as an adult. I was 17 when I wrote and published my first story, don’t know if that’s adult.

Q: What brought you to GA?

A: One of my fans on the first site I published my stories (Literotica) suggested I also Publish my stories on GA. I checked it out, registered and I’ve been publishing ever since.

Q: What is your favorite genre to read, and do you like to write it as well?

A: Hmmmm… quite a number, but I am gonna go with fantasy. And Yes, I love to write it. My fantasy series “Unbroken” has been a major hit.

Q: What is the first thing you do when you start a new story? After you end a story?

A: I try to think and find ways of developing it in a way that will get my fans hooked. And after I end it, I always take a deep breath, lie down and think about the journey I have had with the story.

Q: What inspired the plot for A Love to Last?

A: A TV series I was watching and I loved the plot. So, I said to myself, let me make something similar but not exact.

Q: Do you identify or connect the best with any of the main characters: Ben, Jim, Jerome, or David?

A: Definitely Ben. This is a character I took so much time developing because I wanted people to relate to his emotions and I am glad they did. I did too.

Q: What is your favorite scene in the story?

A: I have got a couple of scenes that I can mention. But if I can pick one, it has to be when Ben and David first met, the connection David felt.

Q: Can you share anything about your current or upcoming work with readers?

A: I have got an amazing upcoming series at the end of the year. Unfortunately, I cannot give any information. Let me just say, “stay tuned”