People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty.
You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.
It takes far less courage to cling to the past than it does to face the future".
I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.
For each book, there's a back story of where the idea came from. Sometimes it's derived from a current event or topic of discussion. Often it begins with a character. And often, I have NO idea what sparked the idea. It's just there.
I made straight A's and never got into any trouble, and I still impose those standards on myself. So writing is my chance to escape and become the sleaziest, scummiest role.