I knew that Steve Harvey had a good, solid message to share, and I wanted to use my knowledge and skills as a relationship author to help him bring his message to those who were willing to receive it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have a great spouse, Andrew Cockburn, who's also a journalist.
He invented this idea of telling the life story of a great writer through becoming his characters and becoming him. It was such a pleasure and I thought we must find another writer.
David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things.
He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.
I've evolved in my writing to tell a more emotional story - my publisher, Random House, has urged that.
Ten years ago, you wrote a book and you never expected to find out anything about the author. Now with social media, everyone wants that connection. I think our readers want to be invited into our lives and brought on the journey and be part of this whole process.
My family and friends have been monumentally supportive from well before I was a published author.
My dear husband, Richard, has been the driving force behind my success and rise to whatever level I am now. My story and legacy is incomplete without his mention.
I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things that were unspoken for so long.
Harvey never had an original idea or thought in his life. I was out wandering around the country doing charity benefits, mainly, when I asked him to come along.