“I write poetry anyway and have for years and years. For me, putting fi...” — Ellen Hopkins Quote

I write poetry anyway and have for years and years. For me, putting fiction and poetry together is like the best of both worlds.

The truth is, I don't have a real clue what love is - how to find it, how to give it. Once upon a time I thought I knew.

Without poetry, stories would be told in sepia.

And at some point I would like to talk my publisher into doing an anthology of my poetry alongside some teen readers' poetry. It would be fun, and really wonderful to get their stuff out there.

in a woman's womb.

For me, my sister is like a second mother to me anyway. Mothering comes naturally to my sister.

I mean, every novel's a historical novel anyway. But calling something a historical novel seems to put mittens on it, right? It puts manners on it. And you don't want your novels to be mannered.

When you've got four people to get dressed to get out the door, you don't really tend to spend a lot of time on yourself. But that's the way I roll anyway. I was never one to do my hair and make-up just to go down to the market, so it's really not that much different. If I get a little eye cream on, I feel like I'm ahead of myself.

I'm pretty easy going. I can be anyway. I definitely have my moments. You can ask my kids. But I try to be nice.