Nora Roberts Quotes (page 7)
For over a year I continued to submit mss, and have them rejected - the last few with rejection letters indicated the story was pretty good, but I was American.
First, I really believe that since writer is a term without genre, a good one should be able to write believable male and female characters.
Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.
Every single book is a challenge.
Each of my characters comes from somewhere, and where they come from, good or bad, has a large part in forming who they are, and who they can become.