I try to be careful because technology changes so much over the years. But some things don't change. Kids and parents have disagreements, kids try to manipulate, parents try to sit down with rules and regs. That part never changes

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

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

I made the choice long ago to write about real life. And life is both serious and funny.

I didn't expect to be doing a whole bunch of Amber Browns. And because it was just one book, and the father had moved away, I didn't realize I was going to have to deal more with shared custody, divorce and all those issues

Pistachio nuts, the red ones, cure any problem.

Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.