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" I just have to let the story go the way it needs to go and let them take the detours they want to take, and I'll get to the end. "

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" There were points in my career where I thought, 'Maybe I'm done. Maybe I've written everything there is to write.' Now I've learned that it's just working itself out. You have to let it do it. "

" As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either. "

" The 'Crossfire' demographic is all-encompassing. Age, gender, religion, culture... it doesn't matter. "

" I've found that writers who don't read really can't write. "

" Every writer follows a theme, and mine is survival. If you can't figure out what a writer's theme is, look at the books you are attracted to. "

" I'm a big fan of IMAX/3-D films; I love that whole experience. "

" I've learned to allow myself the room to fall in love with what I'm writing. "

" Obviously, there are those in the industry who don't give romance novels the level of respect the sales would warrant. They'll talk about a book that sells maybe 100,000 copies, that happens to be very literary, whereas something like 'Crossfire' will sell 13 million copies in a single language and hardly get any mentions at all. "

" There are millions of people who think that romance isn't real writing. But the only person who can make you real, make your books real, is you. "

" You really couldn't do a PG version of 'Crossfire!' It just wouldn't work. "

" It's fun to try and picture what exactly is in your head and translate it onto the screen. How you can take something that lives in my mind and bring it to life - but that part is fun. "

" I have things I watch in my downtime - I love 'Scandal.' I don't write political romance, so there's not a direct relation there. But it's something I do just to turn off the brain for a little bit, and just to relax and recharge. "

" The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story. "

" Reading is No. 1 - I have to read, or I can't write. "

" I believe that if you work hard at a relationship, devoting time and energy to it, being willing to grow and experiment, and never take it for granted, that you can continue to feel the initial attraction and excitement indefinitely. "

" I urge aspiring writers to write three full-length novels before contemplating publication. "

" I go to a lot of conferences and conventions to meet with readers directly. "

" I was 12 and read my first romance novel; it was a sweeping desert saga, and I got to the end of it and was like, 'I want to go back and start all over again!' That emotional response to the book and getting to the end of a story you love is what inspires me to write the next book. "

" The 'Blacklist' duology is a project I am very passionate about, and when the St. Martin's Press team approached me, I was captivated with their presentation. "

" Living is a constant source of inspiration. "

" Especially in writing love stories, there's always the assumption that once you've said 'I do,' once you get to the point where you're married, well, the hard part is over. "

" The publishing industry provides a viable channel which enables a wide distribution of books that we're not seeing in any other way. Unfortunately, self-publishing doesn't have that. "

" Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them. "

" Publishers should use the paperback side to leverage the ebook side. "

" The damaged wealthy hero is actually a hugely common trope in romance, and alpha heroes are very common in romance. "

" When a story captures me, it comes quickly and easily. "

" It's not uncommon for men to show up at my book signings or to send me emails with their thoughts about my books. I've also heard from a number of female readers who were introduced to my works by men in their lives. "

" The No. 1 thing is to write the book that you love and then hope that it finds an audience with the same taste as you. I think I've done that, and that's lucky. "

" Writers are not celebrities, so you don't expect to walk down the street and hear, 'Oh my God, there's Sylvia Day.' You prefer to be anonymous. "