My first day as an intern in the books department at 'Cosmopolitan' also happened to be the day the O.J. Simpson verdict was announced.

My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot.

I write in the mornings. I get up every morning at about six in the morning and write until nine, hop in the shower and go to work. Nighttime I usually reserve for re-reading what I've done that morning. I would be lying if I said I stuck to that schedule every single day.

When I first came to New York, I would scream like a girl and run to the other side of the street if there was a pigeon. Now I can face off with a pigeon.

I loved my job... then the Simpson case happened.

It's still a nice premium to where Quaker had been trading at before the first talks were announced. When the valuation climbed to more than $100 per share, we were calling it 'generous.' The high-90s is a very fair price.