Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

How far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?

Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another, and even in high school we weren't THAT mean.

You might not believe it...but you make the world a better place when you smile.

I've made the decision to adhere to three general truths when it comes to my novels: There will be a love-story element to the story, the novel will be set in eastern North Carolina, and the characters will be likeable. Then, I make each novel unique through differences in voice, perspective, age and personalities of the characters, and of course, plot.

It's funny, but have you ever noticed that the more special something is, the more people seem to take it for granted? It's like they think it won't ever change. Just like this house here. All it ever needed was a little attention, and it would never have ended up like this in the first place.

On the drive we talked easily, but we did make a small detour. After pulling into a rest stop, we made out like teenagers.