I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.

Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.

She lifted the drooping muzzle with both hands...It was a special embrace saved for special occasions.

I had tears coming out of my eyes. And it was the characters that got me there.

Again Creb grunted. It was the usual noncommittal comment used by men when responding to a woman. It carried only enough meaning to indicate the woman had been understood, without acknowledging too much significance in what she said.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.