I Don't Want To Force My Politics

The Mother Of A Trophy Wife Is Not Automatically A Trophy Mother-in-law.

I Did Get Tired Of Hearing That Criticism Years Ago. That Is Not A Compliment. Being Labeled A "beach Read" Is A Put-down. So, I Did Deliberately Set Out To Write A Book, Camino Island, That Would Be Very Entertaining And Compulsively Readable And We Published It On June 6 In Time For Summer Vacation, Hoping That People Would Buy It And Take It To The Beach.

I've Written 17 Novels, And I've Found Out That Fiction Can't Keep Up With Real Life.

Stephen King Reached Out To Me Twenty-five Years Ago And Taught Me Some Valuable Lessons. In Return, I've Tried To Be Generous With My Time Over The Years With Young Writers. I've Given Them My Email And Said If You Need Someone To Talk To, I've Been Through It.

I Was On The Verge Of Tears, So I Turned And Ran Past The Trailer And Along The Field Road Until I Was Safely Out Of Their Sight. Then I Ducked Into The Cotton And Waited For Friendly Voices. I Sat On The Hot Ground, Surrounded By Stalks Four Feet Tall, And I Cried, Something I Really Hated To Do.