fake it till ya make it :)

Cara is a lesbian.

What is your question?

Yes, I did break into the Simon & Schuster building last night. Yes, I did snatch 578 FEVER ARCs. No, I will not apologize--the 18 ARCs S&S has left are more than enough to build buzz and make FEVER a bestseller.

The reason I write so quickly is so I don't lose focus. I buckle down and for however long it takes me to finish it, that book is my entire world. It doesn't leave room for self-doubt or other projects. You just have to do it.

Ha! I don't agree. I think semicolons can be very powerful, and they keep you from writing like a kindergartner. Once you've cut all your adjectives and adverbs (as writing gurus always tell you to do), you're left with simple declarative statements that sometimes could stand to be doubled up on one another. Also, using semicolons is a good way to send a cultural signal to other language nerds that you might like to have sex with them.

Yes.

Rhine, I think.

Cecily. She would demand one. lol.

Kinda like a parade? If so, I have to say Cecily.

Jenna. You had to ask?

Be brave.

Oh, wow, thank you. You have to fake it until you feel it. And sometimes you never feel it. So you keep faking it. I think there are a whole host of issues and feelings and problems in your life that, if they never get easier, at least get more normal. It is still incredibly hard to smile and try to act like a reasonable human when I just want to cry about how horrible my WIP is or how much I don't deserve this or how much I'm letting anyone down. It's incredibly hard. But at this point, strapping on some balls and getting back to work and telling you guys jokes is what's normal. And as hard as it is, I love it. I so love it.

I approve.

.....I actually have two not so terribly different than Cecily. I think, if I were given a choice, I'd prefer sisters more like Jenna. (Not that I'd get rid of my own sisters, you know. But still.)

I'd love to have a sister like Jenna. She seems like the perfect partner in crime.

I would want them both, yes. I think Jenna, though tragic, was sage, delicate, and full of good advice. And Cecily, though she took a little while to grow on me, is sweet at her core (as far as I could tell) and just wants to be loved. They're fantastic. So the answer is yes, I would want sisters like Rhine's sister wives.