I Read, Therefore, I Matter.

I Am An Open Book, Literally. I Don't Mind If People Know Way Too Much About Me.

I Still Think I'm Writing Nancy Drew With A Mortgage.

Ellen Had Long Ago Stopped Being Embarrassed By Temper Tantrums. She Flipped It And Wore It Like A Badge Of Honor. A Temper Tantrum Was A Sign That A Mom Said No When It Counted.

I Love Everything About Philadelphia, And Its Food Is Like The City Itself: Real-deal, Hearty, And Without Pretension. We've Always Had An Underdog Vibe As A City, But That Just Makes Us Try Harder, And I Love Our Scrappiness And Scruffiness.

But The Fact Is, I'm Not Work-identified. I'm Not A Lawyer Or A Writer. I'm A Mom, And I'm A Woman, And That's The Kind Of People I Want To See In Books In The Starring Role.