“My novels are written in first person so you can feel the emotion of the character.”

“I never write the storyline ahead of the novel and stick to it like glue. I prefer my writing to be organic. It takes on a life of it's own.”

“Yes the sex scenes are explicit but we all love the dirty bits!”

“For me, living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings. Talk to them. Feel with them …”

“Poorly written novels -- no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters -- are not good in themselves and are therefore not really edifying.”

“...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the perspective ...”

“When I read, I feel emotion all on my own. Emotion no living person is making me feel.”