Reading is No. 1 - I have to read, or I can't write.

Nalini Singh, J.D. Robb, Patricia Briggs, Shelby Reed - these are my pre-order, must-have authors.

Writing the 'Crossfire' series is deeply personal for me, and I love the whole process of it.

I urge aspiring writers to write three full-length novels before contemplating publication.

Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them.

Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure to write faster than was comfortable for them or the story.

Living is a constant source of inspiration.

The publishing industry provides a viable channel which enables a wide distribution of books that we're not seeing in any other way. Unfortunately, self-publishing doesn't have that.

The '50 Shades' series is a Cinderella story, where the characters seemingly have no flaws. The 'Crossfire' series is very different in that these two characters are almost mirror images of each other.

I just have to let the story go the way it needs to go and let them take the detours they want to take, and I'll get to the end.