"For me to write, I can't be thinking about who's going to read this.  It would be inhibiting."

"Some books, because [Stephen King] has a critical following, people tear apart—but the next book might be considered an instant classic.  He's not afraid."

"You write and you write and you write in this business, but every now and then you come up with—I think it's the magical part of the process—an idea that is either exceptionally fresh or good."

"Hands down one of the biggest learnings I've had in this industry is that the writing doesn't get easier.  And maybe that's good—maybe that means each book is fresh enough and unique and challenging enough that of course it's hard."

"Each writer is on a journey to discover his or her own process."

"At the end of the day, you can't live and die on one book.  We're all trying to build a portfolio."

"You just have to say, 'This is who this [character] is.  And I'm going to write it the way I see it and the way she feels it, and have faith that readers will follow."

"You just have to say, 'This is who this [character] is.  And I'm going to write it the way I see it and the way she feels it, and have faith that readers will follow."

"The first comment I got from my editor was that it was the most linear plot she'd ever read, and she could predict exactly what was going to happen, and I needed to rip the whole thing apart and redo it.  So that's where I got with outlining."