I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block

In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

It's becoming apparent that I like bad boys. That's one of my problems. They've all been bad boys. You're one too. You're a bad boy. But, I think you're a good bad boy.

People with children and people with their own business always pick up a ringing phone.

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

She was reflecting back on a truth she had learned over the years: that people heard what they wanted to hear, saw what they wanted, believed what they wanted.