I definitely had a hard time leaving for college because I'm not much of a risk-taker.

Months are different in college, especially freshman year. Too much happens. Every freshman month equals six regular months—they're like dog months.

How many people make a career out of writing anyway?' Cath snapped. She felt like everything inside her was snapping. Her nerves. Her temper. Her esophagus. 'I'll write because I love it, the way other people knit or . . . or scrapbook. And I'll find some other way to make money.

Only twice have I really had a hard time leaving a character. The first was my character in 'Rome' and then in 'Homeland.'

I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?

I had a hard time calling Laurence Oliver 'Larry.'