I want to know what they look like, their height, and colouring, physique and speech pattens.

Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research.

I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer.

Truly God was good, to make man so blind.

I think explicit love scenes are a turn off unless it's the kind you read with one hand.

My books and other works are my legacy, and it's a great comfort to know that mine is a legacy of pleasure for other people.

My husband says it is very good that I have very tiny feet, because they're easier to get in my mouth.