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I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series.

Even though 'Glee' is sometimes a hard road, I am very excited about writing a multi-year arc.

As a lifelong romance reader, it's always satisfying to get to talk to other romance readers!

It's such a joy to talk to a roomful of people who have read my novel and are eager to talk about it.

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.

Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there are other sorts of trains, and other sorts of novels. They rush by in the dark; passengers framed in the lighted windows are smiling and enjoying themselves.

I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've never heard of before.

One of my biggest goals, especially with writing YA novels, is just to have people enjoy reading.

My first YA novel, not many people have read. It's a fickle business. There's a degree of timing and luck involved.

I remember how a man once got in touch with me to tell me that he was so engrossed in my book that he had to take a day off from work just so that he could finish reading it. Such kind of responses from my readers is extremely endearing, and it keeps me going.