I'm not convinced that abstinence-only education works.

Parents do bear some of the responsibility if they don't talk to their kids, are never around, even deny their kids the love that young girls often crave when they decide to have a baby.

Each of my books is different from the last, each with its own characters, its own setting, its own themes. As a writer, I need the variety. I sense my readers do, too.

As I plotted 'Blueprints,' I realized that ageism against women is most obvious in the field of entertainment - and that I needed a TV show in my book.

I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.

Too often, I've seen instances where we have an idea of what we want to be, where we want to go, and with whom - before life steps in the way, throws something at us that is beyond our control, and changes everything.

In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized.

Mothering is precarious. You try to do the right thing – you think you have – then wham.

Did you hear about the lawyer hurt in a crash? An ambulance stopped suddenly.

It feels like forever, like he’s lived through the same things as me, like our lives ran parallel for years until last week, when they finally intersected and fused.