I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys

What more can life hold, than to know that because of your story, somebody out there has decided to read again!

I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me

She had gradually changed her name. "Jane" was too dull. Last year, she'd added a "y", becoming Jayne, which had more personality.

But sometimes, in tight corners, when your back is against the wall and the world is against you, you have to fight back in unexpected ways.

Breakfast was only worth having when somebody else made it for you.

Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published