I used to think I'd like to have been a pioneer on the Oregon Trail, experience untamed America.

I've been in a lot of castles, and they are pretty damp, cold and gloomy. However, I love Windsor Castle in England.

I've actually traveled quite a bit with various authors. Judith Miller and I toured the highlands in Scotland with Liz Curtis Higgs, and that was incredible fun. However, I love going with my husband, who - although he is not a writer per se, he is a historian and can give me a lot of insight on various historical locations.

I used to be a major people pleaser, but that way purgatory lies.

America is not a country of immigrants, we are a country of pioneers.

To say she was a pioneer I think is an understatement.