I’m working on what will hopefully be the last round of edits for Trial By Fire, and apparently, I have issues. Okay, I have a lot of issues, but I think that’s normal. At least I hope so. Anyone who doesn’t have issues is a Borg, or a Pod or on mood-altering medication.

Anyway, unbeknownst to me, one of my major issues is food. I didn’t realize this until after I was told that my characters eat too much and my books make people hungry. Even after making an effort to cut food scenes or at least not describe food in such a lusty tone, my first editorial note is: “They’re always eating. Cut the food scenes. For the love of God, get these characters out of the dining hall. Let them go on a walk or something.”

In the Going Down In Flames series, Valmont Fonzoli, Bryn’s knight, probably works in an Italian restaurant because I became lactose intolerant in my early twenties and I really miss Italian food slathered in melted cheese.

In Blackmail Boyfriend Jane thinks cupcakes make the world a better place because given a choice and if there were no weight/health consequences, I would eat cake every day. Cake should be a super-food. Not Kale. Not spinach. Cake. Why can’t some scientist make this happen?

Know what’s really funny? In the Psi story I’m writing, the people with psychic powers recharge their energy by eating sugar: donuts, skittles, chocolate, etc. Maybe I should change it so they recharge by eating Kale, but who would want to read that? Kale isn’t exciting or fun.

Even though I know I have issues with food, it’s hard not to include it in my writing. A lot of my life revolves around food. I always assumed everyone else was the same way. Maybe not. I’ve heard there are people who “forget to eat” but to me that sounds like science fiction.

What’s the one food you could eat every day?