Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

Even Gone With the Wind had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.

You can only make decisions with the information you have at the time

A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.

You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.

I was with a real jerk after the first heartbreak, and once I did the prerequisite eating an entire cake and singing "All By Myself" in the shower, I realized that people treat you badly when you let them, and that I had to respect myself and not let anyone else treat me that way again. If someone really loves you, they are your biggest champion, not your biggest detractor.