Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.

I woke up last night and thought: 'I must call somebody in my next novel Casablanca.' It's such a great name. I don't want to call anybody Fred or Jane or Susan, so when three people get into bed together, you don't know who they are.

I don't like being in one place too long. Five days just about does it for me because I have a very low threshold for boredom.

My weakness is wearing too much leopard print.

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

If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!

Where was Paris Hilton a year ago? She's a fabulous character to write about.