Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

everything associated with weddings cost the same - a fortune.

Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role.

You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.

Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.