Things are what they are and there's no point dwelling in the past or wondering what could have been.

My relationship with my sister is so central to my life. She's my closest friend, my biggest supporter, and I know she would say the same about me.

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.

[The] maid of honor - the unambiguous, grown-up equivalent of wearing best friend necklaces.

Don't you wish we could pick the people we love?" "Yeah," I say. "Or just make the people we love want the same things we want.

True love is supposed to make you into a better person-uplift you.

Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!