It's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges.

Not everyone is meant to stay forever.

Life, a good life, a great life is about "Why not?" May we never forget it.

By sharing an experience, or creating an experience that we all go through where the character survives - though not easily, I always say that it's victory at a price - does give people hope.

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.

.. As far as they're conserned, I've been kind of a poor second best all my life, or I don't qualify at all compared to my brother. It's rough being around them and feeling like you never measure up." Collin

I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.