"I'm just one of those writers where I like to draw inspiration from my environment.”

— Monica James

"I just like the struggle.”

— Dr. Rebecca Sharp

"I love that fact that something that we create might make somebody else happy!”

— Jenny Kate Altman

"I have always been a writer. As for back as I can remember, I was writing on construction paper with crayons.”

Emma Renshaw

"You know, it's like breaking that idea that melanin dictates what you're going to enjoy.”

Nana Malone

"My mind has to be distracted for me to get over whatever is blocking me.”

Nikki Sloane

"I am a lifelong Anglophile. I grew up reading Austin and discovered Georgette Heyer in college, which I didn't realize were romance novels at the time—but they totally were!”

Martha Waters

"I just needed a piece of me, and a challenge—and it took off so quickly.”

Willow Winters

"I feel really lucky that I get to (write) full-time now, and I’m so thankful, because I love it. I wake up excited every day.”

Laura Pavlov

"When you write, you get attached to these characters, and you end up really wanting to dive further into them.”

Kelsey Clayton