The woman who sees in my books an affirmation of who she is and her right to basic respect and hope in her life…
Becoming Jane, Thoughts
The film’s treatment of the basic questions that face writers, and especially women writers, is gently provocative.
Are book signings and appearances worth it?
Overall, my focus in all contacts is name recognition and genre recognition. (“This is who I am and this is what I write.”)
Which Comes First, Plot or Characters?
Theme, character, plot for me are like making a ball of jello.
Feedback, Criticism, and Reviews
The readers of any given novel number in the tens of thousands and I hear feedback from not even 1%, so I must acknowledge that what I do receive by way of feedback is automatically selective; it reflects the opinions from readers with the strongest feelings about any given book.