By not doing it! I find someone with a talent for artwork, which I don't have, and give them some rambling general instructions.

My phone! It's strange because I have a Kindle and a tablet, but I always end up reading on the smallest screen.

Sending out review requests. I get a boost in sales when new reviews appear on book blogs.

I don't have one, and maybe that's strange. However, I do have an area that I call my own. It's me, my phone, my laptop, my tablet...and up to three different remotes. I keep myself completely surrounded in gadgets and electronics.

At age 11. I first knew I wanted to be a writer at 9.

It was inspired by a video game, actually, which revolves around a group of stranded survivors. I played it for a long time and created many generations when I noticed there were no more blonde people; I'd accidentally bred them out. Then a blonde was born at random to dark-haired parents, so I gave her a special title and began working on a breeding program to get more blondes. When I realized how crazy I was acting, I started to put together the plot of "Hope's Rebellion."

I'm working on another mystery novel that's based on actual events. It takes place aboard a ship. I'm going to reveal the secret of the mystery, which heretofore has remained unknown.

Yes, I do! It was about a haunted dollhouse. Or maybe the dolls were haunted. Either way, it was meant to be a horror story. It was so terrible I've not ventured back into the genre since.

Every time. I like to plan my books out totally before I begin writing them. I always end up going off the outline and the story always changes, but I keep doing it just the same. I like to have the structure in place, even if I don't stay inside of it.

I think I'd be pretty good as a baker.

I like to work on one book at a time, but I have stopped working on certain books and started working on others. I have many half-written projects on my hard drive.