When I'm Writing A Woman Character, I

I Use A Professional Researcher In New York Who Does All The Legwork, All That Stuff Which Would Take Me Days And Weeks Of Calling, Waiting For People To Call Back.

I Like To Create Imaginary Characters And Events Around A Real Historical Situation. I Want Readers To Feel: Ok, This Probably Didn't Happen, But It Might Have.

Having Faith In God Did Not Mean Sitting Back And Doing Nothing. It Meant Believing You Would Find Success If You Did Your Best Honestly And Energetically.

For Success, The Author Must Make The Reader Care About The Destiny Of The Principals, And Sustain This Anxiety, Or Suspense, For About 100,000 Words.

He Had Been Granted His Life's Wish-but Conditionally.