Barbara Mertz

Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me. ”

I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting. ”

I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way. ”

I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter. ”