I'm Sure That Whatever Changed Is Only

Don't Give Up. There Are Too Many Nay-sayers Out There Who Will Try To Discourage You. Don't Listen To Them. The Only One Who Can Make You Give Up Is Yourself.

I Wanted To Make Sure That The Man Who Found The Genie Would Not Take Terrible Advantage Of Her, So He Needed To Be A Person Of Integrity And Honor - Which Is Why I Made The Male Lead An Astronaut. The Rest, As They Say, Is History.

You Have Two Choices. You Can Keep Running And Hiding And Blaming The World For Your Problems, Or You Can Stand Up For Yourself And Decide To Be Somebody Important.

What I Do Is Put My Characters Into Situations That Are So Precarious There Is No Way To Get Out. And Then I Figure How To Get Them Out.

If There Is Any Secret To My Success, I Think It's That My Characters Are Very Real To Me. I Feel Everything They Feel, And Therefore I Think My Readers Care About Them.