 Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this. |
| Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind. |
| Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. |
| In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy. |
| Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work. |
| To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film have really liked the work and wanted to stay as close as they could to what the book was. |
| I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns. |
| I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours. |
| I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change. |
| I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something. |
| By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas. |
