My parents met in music school, and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and contemporary music playing.

My parents met in music school and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and contemporary music playing. There was a lot of Mozart and the Beatles.

My first job is to write the characters as full and authentic people as well as I can.

My books usually end where they began. I try to bring characters back to a point that is familiar but different because of the growth that they have gone through.