L.A. is a place people come to for all sorts of reasons, often to reinvent themselves, and that fascinates me.

E-readers are changing the way we read, and the author is now required to get out there and be a kind of showman, an unlikely role for introspective people used to working in their pajamas!

I think my stubbornness has served me well. I just knew at an early age what I wanted to do and I was determined to be able to make it happen, no matter how long it took.

My first husband was a serial cheater.

A product name has to be specific. You know that Tasty Soup is tasty - that Hot Chips will burn off the roof of your mouth.

I am an indifferent cook but I can make pie.

I think it's crucial to live, play and work passionately. I'm inspired by my husband, my son and the sense of possibility in the world.