A haunting, harrowing punch to the heart, Among the Missing is flat-out brilliant. About the secrets we keep, the lives we are desperate to live, and the chances we miss, it's a psychological dazzler. Truly, one of my favorite books of this year-or any year.

I have to admit that many of the relationships I write about are destructive, but that's the yin to the yang of a good relationship. Maybe you have to experience the terrible ones to appreciate the good unions!

Never be with anyone you couldn't imagine yourself being able to live without.

Housewives of the 1950s were supposed to create show-stopping meals every night for their hard-working husbands.

I write about the things that haunt or obsess me.

I think the Internet has made things a lot easier. Twitter and Facebook let you really connect to your readers effortlessly!

There have been years where I've had to take a real job and I wrote during slow times and lunches. I think never forgetting how lucky I am to be able to do something I love has really fueled me.