Reading keeps me sane. Growing up, it was my scape, my alternative; it provided both rebellion and peace.

Strength and independence are always something that I'm drawn to in all my characters, no matter how different they are from one another.

I had always been a reader and a skeptic, so when I was old enough to break away from organized religion, it just came naturally.

I have successfully avoided being stereotyped into a specific category. I've worked very hard at that, and I'm proud of not being easily lumped into anybody's preconceived notions or expectations.

There's something nice and valuable and wonderful about the suspense and the classic horror that doesn't just crutch on blood and the almost pornographic view of fear.

They are very different. Women who are empowered by it and have choices based off of their sexuality, are very different from the ones that are being taken advantage of.

Reading keeps me sane. Growing up, it was my scape, my alternative; it provided both rebellion and peace.