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I'm aware of my audience in a way, and I do try to engage with them while I'm trying to go about my business of thinking. I believe they help me by providing a focus.

My fans and people who know of my character want to see me become more successful.

If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.

I've always been really involved in figuring out who my audience is and how to reach them.

I started out as an actor, where you seek to understand yourself using the words of great writers and collaborating with other creative people. Then I slid into show business, where you seek only an audience's approval whether you deserve it or not.

Engaging with my fans has helped me grow to more than 3 million followers.

My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers.

In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.

I know how influential I am over my fans and followers. I feel like everything I do, my hair color, my makeup, I always start these huge trends, and I don't even realize what I'm capable of.

My mission as a writer is to give my readers hope to carry with them, and to promote a belief that they can do anything they set their minds to.