I am currently talking to one of the studios about making American Star as a TV series.

I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

The biggest critics of my books are the people who never read them.

The easier you make it look, the more difficult it is. Creating characters out of nothing, and making them interesting - and that's another advice I would give to writers.

I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They tell me what to do; they take me on a wild and wonderful trip.

You've got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old.

All of my books have the potential to become movies, it's just a question of finding a studio who wants to get behind me and put up the money to make the movie.