Don't worry about it. The right thing will come at the right time.

The usual way - through a long series of rejections, revising my manuscripts, and kept trying again and again. Finally I was fortunate enough to find a good agent.

I've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful.

That is what touches me most. When somebody says: you really made a difference.

Each book takes anywhere from two to three years to complete, from concept to outline to final edits. I work on as many as five at a time.

Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.

.. All you know is your parents telling you that you're not deserving, you're not worthy, and no one will ever want you. Believe me, tapes like that play so loud, you can't hear anything else. Even when it's clear otherwise.