How could she have believed such an artificial life as the theatre was suitable?

I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel

I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom

How could she have believed such an artificial life as the theatre was suitable?

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept

I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage