He was really nice. He was like, 97, when he died. He was also a good golfer. He had eye cancer for about seven years. He was proud of me being in scouts.

If you qualify for the homestead exemption, you can do weekly rentals without a lot of regulation.

It seems the overall work of the moratorium was really trying to allow for growth but keeping the pattern of density that exists now. It's a balance, a very delicate balance, to try to find that middle line.

That came from a request from a lot of people in the rural zones themselves. They wanted to keep more of the rural character out there.

I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.

Part of being a fiction writer is being able to imagine how someone else is thinking and feeling. I think I've always been good at that.