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

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

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.

Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.

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.

Plot, plot and more plot. Many layers to the storytelling and a huge cast of characters that are very well developed,