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Judge Not: The Story Behind the Story of Hell t...

Despite over a year of conversations about the plot and characters in the Emily books, it was on the eve of drafting Heaven to Betsy that game-changing inspiration struck. I discovered a terrorist...

Who Hoo: The Story Behind the Story of Earth To...

Where to start? Earth to Emily was an accident. I had thrown out a few clients that Emily and Jack were working on when drafting Heaven to Betsy, the first...

Your Roots are Showing: The Story Behind the St...

So here’s the truth behind Heaven to Betsy: I wanted to throw Katie’s best friend Emily back into her conservative hometown, after she’d moved away and become more moderate. Almost...

More Than the Eye Can See: The Story Behind the...

When I sat down to write novels in my thirties, I had no idea what kind of writer I wanted to be or what sort of stories I would tell. I...

You’re Not the Princess Anymore: The Story Behi...

The story behind Leaving Annalise solidified who I am as a writer and bled into all my future books. First, Saving Grace  and Leaving Annalise were, once upon a time, the...

Voodoo Spirits and Jumbie Houses: The Story Beh...

Once upon a time, an attorney from Texas moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands, bought a rainforest house, and learned to believe in everyday magic. She was me, and I...