
Fun Fact. Something weird, but true.
My favorite writing mode is on my laptop in Starbucks listening to
a particular play list. Each book gets
a different list that is designed to do three things: keep my fingers on the keyboard; evoke my own emotions that underlie the basis of the book; and capture the voice of the character.

When I wrote the
Split Starbucks scene (and yes, I did that while I was at Starbucks), I listened to 8 mile road for approximately 3 hours while I wrote it. And again, each of the times I edited it. Which was -- no kidding -- more than a dozen. The record: 8 hours straight.
p.s. the strangest thing about the playlists is that I don't make them. My husband does. Amongst his other special powers, John has an uncanny knack for understanding what I am trying to do with a book and he has an eclectic taste in music.

What Peter Gabriel was for
Split, Charlotte Martin is becoming for BIDDEN.
Naming characters is a long process for me. Often characters will just show up and I'll have to give them a name so I'll throw in a placeholder and then alter it. So, I rename my characters. A lot. I make a