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Susan Elizabeth Phillips gayreflectionbelieve The love story between the hero and the heroine has to be at the center of the book. I think that's pretty true in my books. I usually write a secondary love story, with maybe nontraditional characters. Sometimes I write older characters. I'm interested in female friendships, and family relationships. So I don't write the traditional romance, where you just have the hero and the heroine's love story. I like intertwining relationships. Susan Elizabeth Phillips herowritingbook I always want to try to bring something fresh to every book. It's getting harder instead of easier. I feel like I work harder with each book. But I don't want it to show on the pages, that's for sure. Susan Elizabeth Phillips hard-worktryingbook I'm just very, very slow. I would not make it as a journalist, I've got to tell you. I sweat bullets over every sentence, and sometimes, you know, a day will pass and I've written one paragraph, and I've been at the computer for four hours. Susan Elizabeth Phillips bulletssweatfour I'm bad with numbers. My husband is the keeper of the records. Susan Elizabeth Phillips keeperbadhusbandnumbers
