"I hope that readers of 'The Unholy' will feel the top of their heads pop off."

Sometimes I had to decide whether to be faithful to history or to my fiction. I almost always chose the latter – unless it was about a huge historical event. You can’t pretend that Hitler didn’t exist, for instance, or that Stalin was married to Marilyn Monroe – unless you’re writing a farce.

"I swear, being an author is the best form of therapy."

The fourth and final book in the Cassie Scott series brings the infamous Scot vs. Blackwood family feud to a close.

Sharon van Ivan began her memoir, Juggle and Hide, in Los Angeles in 2004, just after the death of her mother. She and her husband, the renowned realist artist Charles Pfahl, had moved to Los Angeles to be close to Sharon’s mother. Sharon sought out a writing group as she …

"Being an empty nester at this point in my life has allowed me to pursue that dream."

"Being a writer means putting a part of yourself out there for everyone to see…and critique…and criticize."

"If you live long enough, you will suffer the loss of someone dear to you . . "

"Writing personal development books is a natural next step in my journey to take my message to as broad of an audience as possible."

"I originally thought about doing it as a science fiction fantasy, but the story was too good to mess with."