I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.

Don't worry about how pretty (the story) sounds, how lilting it is, and the imagery, and the metaphor, all that. Most readers don't care. It's the people in your book that matter.

The best rush in the world is getting something at 80 percent off.

It's sad to think that we've gotten to this, that we actually have to think about how to go about finding a man. But what's even sadder is that some men make you feel guilty for looking.

don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!

Back then I confused passions and orgasms with love. It look me years to realize the two weren't synonymous.

I have a big mouth, and over the years, as the eldest of five, I have had a tendency to speak when no one really cared.