I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time.

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Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers,...

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers,...

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open...

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open...

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways...

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways...

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book.

I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and...

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and...

Write what you care about.

Write what you care about.

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and...

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and...