I Write Sets Of Books, But I've

I'm One Of Those Writers Who, When Writing, Believes She's God-and That She Hasn't Bestowed Free Will On Any Of Her Characters. In That Sense There Are No Surprises In Any Of My Books.

It Took Me About 12 Years To Reach My Million-word Mark. The Challenge Now Is To Continue To Challenge Myself.

My Writing Has To Support More Than My Research Habit, But I Love To Curl Up With A Book About Some Dusty Corner Of History.

When I'm Not Writing Or Tweaking My Computer, I Do Embroidery. When I'm Not Plunging Into The Past, Tweaking, Or Embroidering, I'm Reading Books About History, Computers, Or Embroidery.

If You Write, One Of The Questions You're Always Trying To Answer Is, Where Do You Get Your Ideas? And, If You Write, You Know How Pointless A Question This Is And How Difficult It Is To Answer.