I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.

I wasn't like most girls.

I want a kiss to be so believable it give the reader shivers.

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print.

One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works then a lot of the magic turns mundane.

You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice.

My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail.

Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write.

Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down on paper, and when you stumble to what you think is the end of the book, you will have hundreds of pages of words that came out of your head. It may not be perfect, but it looks like a book.

What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why.

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy.

When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I?

Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only as graphic as need be. And never included unless it furthers the plot or character development.

Some people just don't seem to understand the concept of fiction. It is fiction; it ain't true, folks.

Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer it for others.