Transitions are critically important. I want the reader to turn the page without thinking she's turning the page. It must flow seamlessly.

Thinking very often resembles napping, but the intent is different. --Stephanie Plum

I don't feel so good." Lula said. And she farted. She squeezed her eyes shut tight and did a full minute-long fart. "Excuse me." she said. I was horrified and impressed all at the same time. It was a record breaking fart. On my best day, I couldn't come near to farting like that.

You're a magnet for mess. I've never seen anything like it. Lula to Stephanie

By about the sixth romance I knew I wasn't in exactly the right place. I liked writing action. And I wanted to write a book with a little more edge than I was allowed in romance.

Since I write in first person and have no idea what goes on in men's heads.

If you want to cry, you're not going to like my books.