I think money isn't any good sitting around, so I spend some time in the shoe department at Saks.
I'm for sure a workaholic. I'm a complete control freak and I take on way too many projects.
Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.
By about the sixth romance I knew I wasn't in exactly the right place. I liked writing action. And I wanted to write a book with a little more edge than I was allowed in romance.
I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces, feeling a little bit better about themselves and the people in their lives.
When you get ready to write your novel, outline it first. There's nothing worse than getting halfway through and realizing you've painted yourself in a plot corner.
I really wouldn't classify the books as mysteries. I prefer to say that they're adventures.
Since I write in first person and have no idea what goes on in men's heads.
I'm so busy writing and editing two books a year that I don't have time for painting anymore.
I received rejection letters for ten years (one on a napkin, written in crayon.) I had all my rejection notices stored in a box. When the box was finally full I took it to the curb and set it on fire. The next day I went out and got a temp job.
When I was painting, I was painting stories I was telling myself. When I look back at it, moving to writing was a very natural progression for me.
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