For many characters, the prospect of having a child in their life brings up a lot of issues about their own parents. And who doesn’t love that? Bad mommy or daddy issues are a delicious staple in romance novels. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
When I started to write ‘Crazy Thing Called Love,’ I wanted a conflict that would not only bring Billy and Maddy together in terms of proximity and give them a common goal but that would also drive a wedge between them. And nothing fit the bill quite like the arrival of some children. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
Perhaps it’s because I am reading romance differently than I did when I was younger, but I like my characters older. Grounded in reality. And nothing is more real than kids. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
I came into reality television with MTV’s show ‘The Real World,’ specifically the 1994 season set in San Francisco. I was glued to the Puck and Pedro drama. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
Reality television paints a simple black-and-white world of good characters and bad characters; people we want to root for and people we want to see ruined. There is none of the gray ambiguity that colors real life. I no longer watch a lot of reality television, but sometimes I can’t look away from ‘Honey Boo Boo.’ I just can’t. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
In college – while figuring the things out that most people do in college – I had no game. No confidence. I had Birkenstocks. And overalls. A budding romance novel addiction. But no cool. No poise. I was trying on a thousand different personalities, but a lot of them were formed by the perceptions of others. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
After church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, my family would go chop down our Christmas tree. Once it was home and placed in its stand, Mom and I would painstakingly decorate our tree. It took hours to place the tinsel, string the lights, find the perfect spot for my favorite macaroni and felt ornaments from kindergarten. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
I loved ‘Friday Night Lights’ because it was totally committed to every facet of its storytelling. Incredible actors, story lines that weren’t easy or predictable. It made me laugh, and it broke my heart over and over again. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
A lot of times, the inspiration for a novel is a messy bird’s nest of shiny things. Little things that don’t make a whole lot of sense or that, no matter how hard you look, cannot be found directly in the finished book. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
I’ve written 26 books and novellas as Molly O’Keefe. I moved through three different Harlequin lines and into single-title romance with Bantam writing under that name. Fun fact: It’s not my name, and it’s not even one I picked. Molly O'Keefe Read Quote
