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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Write what you care about.

Write what you care about.

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 went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...

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...

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

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,...

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

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

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

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 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.

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'm a daydreamer.

I'm a daydreamer.

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,...

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

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

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.

You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.

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...

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

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

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...