Our kids are creative creatures as well – makes for contant source of entertainment in our home.

The hard part is that both of us are equally devoted to boosting our careers, so at times we find it dicey to balance parenting our two kids. What helps is when we both pitch in and give the other one “extra” time and help if they've got a big project. We also are pretty equal in sharing housework and parenting duties, so that's not a big deal. Since we both understand what it's like to be creative for a living, I feel that he and I both help each other to be successful. Not always easy, but worth it.

But it is nice to have your spouse understand things like character development, and be there to help you get out of the corner you wrote your story into. The best thing, though, is you have someone to bounce ideas off of whenever the thought strikes you. Our son probably thinks he has the craziest parents in the world… discussing alien worlds and combat moves and plot twists, and talking about our characters like they're real people.