I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single

It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.

I wish I had had my books when I was a kid, I do

Pistachio nuts, the red ones, cure any problem.

I'm very lucky. I'm very fortunate that my books have never gone out of print - none of them

Sometimes it's easier to show than it is to tell

Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.