I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.

Getting a room's not always enough. Sometimes you gotta close the door.

If it winds up earlier, you should have a movie picked out. This is assuming she isn’t sending you the ‘let’s go back to my place’ signals. In that case—” “Don’t go there, Bob. Let’s just not go there.

I believe strongly in writing groups such as Romance Writers Of America that offer support, information and networking.

Women are the worst. They zero in on some guy.Oh boy, he's the one, gotta get me that one. So they do. Then they spend the rest of their time trying to figure out how to change him. Then if they manage it, they're not all that interested anymore, because guess what? He's not the one anymore.

I fear feeling my heart break a second time, because I'm not sure I could survive it. I'd rather live alone than risk the pain.

Couples take care of each other, Clare, that's what makes them a couple. And couples tell each other when something happens that scares them.