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Critics will tell you the 'meet cute' is a tired old writing cliche, but the thing is, cliche's work - because they ring true with the reader.

I want characters I can live for in a setting that makes me feel like I'm there.

Mary Kay Andrews

I always wanted to use my newspaper background in a novel.

Mary Kay Andrews

We are writing fiction, but we are trying to create a world that's believable.

Mary Kay Andrews

My ideal beach house has bookshelves full of paperbacks that can tolerate a little sand, a DVD library that includes some Disney classics for the little ones, board games, and jigsaw puzzles. At least one big flatscreen television is a must.

Mary Kay Andrews

For a writer, capturing that elusive Christmas morning magic can be deeply problematic.

Mary Kay Andrews

One of the things that attracts me to vintage and antique things is they have stories, and even if I don't know the stories, I make them up.

Mary Kay Andrews

I had never thought about writing a novel. But I had two young kids, and I realized that if I could write a novel, I could work at home.

Mary Kay Andrews

Slipcovers are great because they can be laundered after those all-too-frequent sippy cup and red wine incidents.

Mary Kay Andrews

For years, I swore I couldn't work out because my own sweat gave me a rash.

Mary Kay Andrews

I guess because I'm a washed-up journalist, I always do a lot of research.

Mary Kay Andrews

Critics will tell you the 'meet cute' is a tired old writing cliche, but the thing is, cliche's work - because they ring true with the reader.

Mary Kay Andrews

My characters are turned upside down and trying to reinvent themselves but don't need a white knight. They can save themselves in a crisis.

Mary Kay Andrews

I want my fiction to seem real.

Mary Kay Andrews

On my first trip to New York in the 1980s, the first place I wanted to visit was the Plaza Hotel, home to Kay Thompson's Eloise.

Mary Kay Andrews