I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price

Every girl pretends she is a princess at one point, no matter how little her life is like that.

I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.

Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent.

People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don't even notice anymore.