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I always credited my mother with inspiring me to be a writer because she was such a passionate reader. She read poetry to me as a child. But rather late in life, I've come to appreciate my father, the accountant. He was a solid, organized, get-the-job-done kind of person-and you need that piece of it to be a writer, too.

Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful storyteller, without even knowing it.

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

If my mother hadn't been trying to be a writer, I don't know if I would have thought of it myself.

My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.

My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process.

My mother carried on and supported us; her ambition had been to write poetry and songs.

When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I didn't have one creative bone in my body.

My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I think my mother's a great character, and I have to say that giving my mother to the world has to be the biggest thrill of my writing career.