The librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.

If only…the saddest words in the English language.

You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.

Don't ever marry a man who loves his work more than he loves you.

Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, what level of schooling you’ve had or where you live—stalking is innate to the female psyche. We’ve all been there.

I'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.