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People are always thinking that I'm the main character in my books, but each one has been different, and sometimes they've been men.

Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female.

I never set out to be the man who writes a lot of female characters.

I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on 'Big Brother.'

I was the editor of the school newspaper and in drama club and choir, so I was not a popular girl in the traditional sense, but I think I was known for being relatively scathing.

I never wanted to play a character that hated herself. I wanted people to know that those aren't the only roles for people like me, normal girls.

In my career, I really set out not to develop too strong a persona so that you wouldn't have a hard time imagining me in any given role. I wanted to pleasantly confuse the audience on who I was.

I've been playing with this idea in my mind that the hero's journey that we're all taught as screenwriters may resonate more specifically for male protagonists and maybe even male viewers.