I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.

Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story.

I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They take more plotting and real character development.

People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty.

Should men and women be equal in all things? Absolutely. But I'm old-fashioned in that I like the differences between the sexes. My male characters are neither Neanderthals nor Prince Charmings. They're flawed.

In order to win everything, a woman must know to lose.