I was a bookworm who aced every test - until third grade, when my teacher handed out a pop quiz about Jesus and the Apostles.

I just love that feeling of being in another world, of creating characters and watching where they go.

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

I had a nervous breakdown at 17 when my first love left me, and he was a typical bad boy, albeit a charismatic one, with a string of broken hearts trailing behind him.

Writers are magpies, and we collect details about people and we use them for fictional characters.

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

Everyone thinks that a new place or a new identity will jumpstart a new life.