People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open spaces they secretly keep tabs on each other a lot more.

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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...

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...

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...

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 grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that...

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that...

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 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.

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...

Write what you care about.

Write what you care about.

I'm a daydreamer.

I'm a daydreamer.

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.

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 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...

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

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 live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

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 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...

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

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