In Order To Win Everything, A Woman

For Each Book, There's A Back Story Of Where The Idea Came From. Sometimes It's Derived From A Current Event Or Topic Of Discussion. Often It Begins With A Character. And Often, I Have No Idea What Sparked The Idea. It's Just There.

I Made Straight A's And Never Got Into Any Trouble, And I Still Impose Those Standards On Myself. So Writing Is My Chance To Escape And Become The Sleaziest, Scummiest Role.

Should Men And Women Be Equal In All Things? Absolutely. But I'm Old-fashioned In That I Like The Differences Between The Sexes. My Male Characters Are Neither Neanderthals Nor Prince Charmings. They're Flawed.

I Think Of My Books Now As Suspense Novels, Usually With A Love Story Incorporated. They're Absolutely A Lot Harder To Write Than Romances. They Take More Plotting And Real Character Development.

You Can Only Write By Putting Words On A Paper One At A Time.