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" I know of a few writers who are husband and wife teams. "

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" My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant. "

" I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels. "

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

" The '50 Shades' series is a Cinderella story, where the characters seemingly have no flaws. The 'Crossfire' series is very different in that these two characters are almost mirror images of each other. "

" 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. "

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

" I spend a lot of time on social media, I'm on Facebook every day; I'm on Twitter every day. "

" 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. "

" I have had unattractive heroes - broken noses, scars, crooked teeth. You want to give them something that is human. My heroines struggle with being too short or fat or old. Some are older than the heroes. You try to cover all spectrums. "

" Nalini Singh, J.D. Robb, Patricia Briggs, Shelby Reed - these are my pre-order, must-have authors. "

" Some writers may hate interacting on social media. And if you do, don't do it, because it shows. If you are uncomfortable being out in public, that shows, too, and makes the reader uncomfortable. So find the best way for you to connect with your readers and a way that you enjoy. "

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

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

" When it comes to your hero, what the readers really fall in love with are his flaws. No one ever falls in love with a perfect hero. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure to write faster than was comfortable for them or the story. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Some days, you will sit down, and you write tens of thousands of words. Others, you have to force yourself to write a single sentence. "

" I love connecting with readers! "

" I can't live without my smartphone, but I really geek on coding. It's not so much technology that I like, but puzzle solving. "

" I think we love the fantasy of being the one person who can really touch the person who has been untouchable for everybody else. There's something that makes us feel very special about that; that we could be the one out of everyone who's tried and everybody who's wanted to reach that person - you're the only one who could do it. "

" I want to write a story for people where they finish it, and it sticks with them. "

" 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 love digital books. And I actually started digital-first publishing back in 2005. "

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

" 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. "