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" Even though I loved to write, I never liked English lit. class very much. I think it ruins books when you dissect them too much. I liked my art classes best. "

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" One of the reasons that I think I do love to write is because I did have a difficult childhood and not so great teenage years. It always helped me escape from my problems. "

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" I was an unhappy child, and that puts me off having a child of my own. "

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" I think if I hadn't been a writer, I'd have been a teacher like my dad. He was a college professor, and one of my greatest regrets is that he passed away before I was able to prove to him that I wasn't going to be stuck working at Rax Roast Beef for the rest of my life! "

" For each book, I do end up making a kind of playlist to fit the characters. "

" Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world of romance, which I have since never left. Also, the world of the first-person narrative. "

" Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh. "

" When I was a kid, I had a couple of really good friends, like some really good best friends, but I was really shy other than that. "

" My family, they're story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we weren't allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day. "

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" Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either. "

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