I grew up hearing words like snakeroot, sassafras, mullein - things that had wondrous, mysterious sounds in their names.

I learned not to be so bitterly defeated when my fiction took a beating from editors. I learned in advertising to color in the lines and have my work done on time and to make it the very best it could be.

I really care about my readers. I care about anyone who reads my books.

My life is extremely full and wretchedly busy, and I feel that while my life drains energy from my work, my work in turn drains energy from my life. The result is, I am always playing catch-up spiritually. That is my thorn.

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.

I grew up hearing words like snakeroot, sassafras, mullein - things that had wondrous, mysterious sounds in their names.

I believe that's when God first started speaking to my heart--the very day I started speaking to His!