“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

”It’s nice to read series and not be able to predict what’s going to happen next, and also not have a terrible cliffhanger.”

Erica Russikoff

“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

“I find I do muse more on location than I do on people. If I go to the beach I'm inspired, if I'm in the mountains I'm inspired, If I walk through Williams & Sonoma I'm inspired...”

— Kathryn Andrews

“I feel like most of us read to live a different life temporarily or just experience a different life—whether it's for escapism or just wanting to understand something or whatever—so that's kind of the mindset I have when I'm writing. I think if I can get lost there, then someone else can get lost there.”

— Natasha Boyd

“I was actually writing a young adult series, and all of a sudden this rock star series just popped into my head...and it just wouldn't let me write the other story!”

— Anne Mercier

“When you find the things that resonate with you and you collect them, you create a world that you can love.”

— Leylah Attar

“It's not really like we're in competition with each other, because there is no way I could ever keep up with the demand for romance. Romance readers are ravenous, and they are constantly looking for the next great read.”

— Tia Louise

“You almost can’t say you’re a writer until somebody says you’re the worst writer in the world.”

— Lexi Blake

“My husband swears by taking a walk, so he’ll always walk the dog. I want to be that person that’s just like, “I’m going to go take a walk.” Honestly, I hardly ever do. Like, sometimes I go, 'I’m just going to sit here...'”

— Lauren Layne

“I was sobbing during one of the scenes I wrote in the last book because, honestly, they were supposed to have a fight and then it just got to a level that was so raw and real.”

— Geneva Lee

“Writing is mentally consuming. It's hard for me to think about the real world when I'm in the middle of a fantasy one.”

— Rachel Higginson

“Most of my heroines are kind of broken people...strong, flawed women.”

— Laurelin Paige