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.

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!

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

People love stories. They need stories.

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.

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