When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.

I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.

Don't try to follow in my footsteps. Make your own footsteps! No one else can tell the stories that are inside of you except for you.

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

Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.

I went to a Christian School, and when I reached a certain age, I wasn't allowed to wear pants to school anymore. There was a big conference about it with my parents about how unladylike it was for me to wear pants ,this was a school where the principal and once of the coaches stood at the front door with a wooden ruler to make sure girls' skirts were an inch below their knee. So, from that day forward, I had to wear skirts, which meant that I couldn't play on the playground like I used to. I really feel like I could've been the next Serena Williams if not for that.

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