I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.

I think the most well-adjusted people live in the present with an eye toward the future - I'm not among those.

That's how life is. Sometimes there are happy endings, sometimes there aren't, and more often there are shades of gray.

I still think I love him more. It's one of those things you never know for certain because there's no way to enter all the relationship data in a computer and have it spit out a definitive answer. You can't quantify love, and if you try, you wind up focusing on misleading factors.

We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices. Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

(mother)" She used to tell me to get my nose out of my book and go get some fresh air.