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Three of my novels and a good number of my short stories are told from the point of view of men. I was brought up in a house of women.

I try to write about a woman finding her self-respect, valuing herself, and liking herself again. But what one desperately wants now is to write a proper novel.

I think women love a passionate love story.

I am interested in writing how women really feel, how they really think, and how they respond to men. I don't want men reading my books because they might find out too much.

A romantic novel is an adult fairy story, repeating the recurring symbols and images which can explain life to a woman and satisfy a powerful need within her. The need to love and be loved is vital to all human beings, but especially to women.

Literary fiction is kept alive by women. Women read more fiction, period.

I don't think I'm interested in writing women's novels anymore.

Modern romance novels tell a young woman that she can be successful, useful, and valuable on her own; that there are men who will respect her and treat her well; and that such men are worth waiting for.

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish.