I'm Really Quite Bad At Coming Up

When I Was Growing Up, I Dreamed About Becoming A Cowgirl, A Detective, A Spy, A Great Actress, Or A Ballerina. Not A Dentist, Like My Father, Or A Homemaker, Like My Mother - And Certainly Not A Writer, Although I Always Loved To Read.

I'm A People Person. I Never Get Tired Of Watching People, Especially Young People.

Sometimes I'll Say, "i Wrote That Book," And The Person Will Look At You As If You're Really Strange. One Time That Happened To My Daughter On A Plane. She Was Sitting Next To A Girl Who Was Reading One Of My Books And My Daughter Said, "my Mother Wrote That Book." And The Girl Started To Quiz My Daughter, Asking Her All Sorts Of Questions, Like What Are The Names Of Judy's Children And Where Did She Grow Up. My Daughter Thought It Was So Funny.

I Wanted To Tell Him That I Will Never Be Sorry For Loving Him. That In A Way I Still Do - That Maybe I Always Will. I'll Never Regret One Single Thing We Did Together Because What We Had Was Very Special. Maybe If We Were Ten Years Older It Would Have Worked Out Differently. Maybe. I Think It's Just That I'm Not Ready For Forever.

I Was Sick All The Time, One Exotic Illness After Another, Which Lasted Throughout My Twenties. My Worst Decade. But From The Day The First Book Was Accepted, I Never Got Sick Again. Writing Changed My Life.