Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.

No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal.

The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.

I've dabbled in several different religions.