"It was a little bit of an uneven process in, kind of, building these three women in different ways. But I found it a great challenge—not one that I'm eager to replicate.”

Megan Angelo

"I've been trying to desensitize myself, but it doesn't work...it just got really hot in here.”

Matt Russikoff — She Said, He Said

"I hear of these people who are on such schedules, and I always say “Oh, I’ve got to become one of those people.” But I’m really not.”

— Elizabeth O'Roark

"I thought it would be interesting to see the world that I knew through the eyes of these two young people.”

— Paullina Simons

"I love secondary characters and I love having this full world for each book.”

— Rebecca Jenshak

"I realized that hearing from the readers that your stories have really touched them, really is why you do this.”

— Lisa Renee Jones

"They're not the typical warm and fuzzy [characters]—they're broken, and raw, and honest—so, that's the kind of people I'm drawn to.”

— Willow Aster

"That's the thing with my books; I feel like they're all so different from one another that, if you're not in the right frame of mind, it doesn't necessarily mean it's not for you ever.”

— Willow Aster

"At the end of the day, I've still got to get up and take the trash out and mow the yard and walk the dogs and, you know, life goes on.”

— Jeana E. Mann

"Writing can be isolating as a whole, and it’s nice to have a teammate…you know, someone who’s just as invested as you…in the stories and the career and everything.”

— Piper Rayne