Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.

I want all my books to provoke some kind of response in the reader, to make them think something or feel something or both, and for that to become a part of them and work into their own lives.

Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.

I can give advice to anyone interested in writing in one word: Read! I think it's much more important to be a reader than to be a writer!

I do think that part of literature's job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time.

Libraries hold the wisdom of the world and the stories of the ages - available to everyone, free of charge!

What I like most: Reading well-written sources that take me to another world for hours at a time - and being able to call that work! Also, of course, finding a gem of information that is either exactly what I was looking for, or else fits perfectly into the story in some way.