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Writing novels is the most exciting

You have two choices. you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.

Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.

I was scared. Do you know what it's like to hold someone else's life in your hands? It's like playing God. Can you think of anything scarier than that?

I'm sure that whatever changed is only temporary. It will change again.

The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.