F.A.Q.

Even though I've only just published, for several years I've been asked these questions. So, in no particular order, here's my answers.

Q. Where do you get your ideas?

A. Ideas are everywhere. Music, television, right outside my front door. I remember as a kid looking up at the sky and seeing an airplane, but while my family just saw an airplane, I saw a hundred or so people on their way to somewhere, each with a story to tell.

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Q. I've always wanted to write a romance. How can I get started?

A. If a romance is in you dying to be written down, check out http://www.rwanational.org. They'll put you in touch with local chapters and get you on your way.

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Q. What's your normal writing day?

A. Every day is different and even though I'd like to write every day, it just isn't possible. Things happen. Life happens! My favorite writing days are those when the phone is quiet and I don't have to go anywhere. I send my kids to school and sit down at my computer, check email while I each my lunch, and keep working until my kids get off the bus. This is my job---a really cool one!---and I treat it like one.

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Q. I've got an idea. Can I tell it to you, you write the book and we split the profit?

A. Uh, no thanks, but I appreciate the offer.

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Q. Why romance? Why not a real book?

A. First off, romance novels ARE real books. What is more complicated, more intriguing or more exciting than falling in love with someone? I love writing romance (see my bio if you don't believe me) and can't imagine a book without a romance in it. But I also want a happy ending. One of my biggest pet peeves is to hear someone talk about how wonderful a story or movie is, how romantic, only to discover the hero or heroine dies at the end. That's not a romance, that's a tragedy. In this world of war and sickness and sadness, I write about love, hope, faith and more. How great is that?