I took all of my rejection letters - there must have been thousands of them in a huge box - and I went out on the curb and burned them all, crying.

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• Janet Evanovich:

  The 'Barnaby' books were always intended to be graphic novels.

• Janet Evanovich:

  I've finally reached a stage in my career where I can do what I want.

• Janet Evanovich:

  I had done 12 little romance books, and I decided I wanted to move into crime fiction.

• Janet Evanovich:

  As writers, we all have an agenda, but if you recognize that agenda in a book, then you've failed.

• Janet Evanovich:

  Community, responsibility, flexibility, tenacity - these are all things that I imbue my characters

• Janet Evanovich:

  There's just so much craziness out there in the world; it's like I couldn't fit them all in my book

• Janet Evanovich:

  I know nothing about making a movie.

• Janet Evanovich:

  I love Sherri Shepherd as Lula.

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  What I do miss is the Jersey Shore.

• Janet Evanovich:

  When you're trying to expand your business, it's about real estate in the stores.