I Still Think I'm Writing Nancy Drew

Ellen Had Long Ago Stopped Being Embarrassed By Temper Tantrums. She Flipped It And Wore It Like A Badge Of Honor. A Temper Tantrum Was A Sign That A Mom Said No When It Counted.

I Like Terrific Writing, But I Also Like A Terrific Story. My Favorite Books Have Both, And They're By Contemporary, Commercial American Writers.

Don't Argue What You Don't Believe In. Rule Number One, In Law And In Life.

Bad Things Are Like Waves. They're Going To Happen To You, And There's Nothing You Can Do About It. They're Part Of Life, Like Waves Are A Part Of The Ocean. If You're Standing On The Shoreline, You Don't Know When The Waves Are Coming. But They'll Come. You Gotta Make Sure You Get Back To The Surface, After Every Wave. That's All.

But The Fact Is, I'm Not Work-identified. I'm Not A Lawyer Or A Writer. I'm A Mom, And I'm A Woman, And That's The Kind Of People I Want To See In Books In The Starring Role.