Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure to write faster than was comfortable for them or the story.

I just have to let the story go the way it needs to go and let them take the detours they want to take, and I'll get to the end.

As a writer, it's disheartening to write books that you pour your soul into and not have them distributed widely enough to find their audience.

I normally take a long time finding titles. I finish the book and go into sweats for months afterwards trying to think of them.

It's not uncommon for men to show up at my book signings or to send me emails with their thoughts about my books. I've also heard from a number of female readers who were introduced to my works by men in their lives.

The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story.