From Crazy Quilt:

Paula Paul is the author of 23 novels spanning a variety of genres: mystery, the historical novel, children's stories, and "the novel."

In this fascinating interview, Paula explains:

* What is common to all the books she's written, despite their being in different genres

* Why she sometimes writes under a pseudonym

* How she approaches characterization and plot

* Why and how the reader is so important to her

* How she analyzes other authors' books and draws inspiration from them

* What she does to hold the reader's attention

* What her writing process looks like

* How landscape and setting mold personality

* How she deals with beginnings and endings

* What the hardest part of writing is for her.