My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.

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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.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

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 thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when...

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when...

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...

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to...

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to...

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...

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.

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

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

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy,...

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy,...

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

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

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.

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'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

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

I'm a daydreamer.

I'm a daydreamer.