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Hunt, Elle (May 13, 2019). "Is it possible to work 22-hour days? Danielle Steel says it is the secret of her success"– via www.theguardian.com. Danielle Steel has written more than 185 books, including over 141 novels. [46] Her books have been translated into 43 languages and can be found in 69 countries across the globe. [7]

It is debatable as to whether or not those who have died could have been saved, or if those who will die can be. But what of those who will live, and have lived, and are still living? How do we help them? What can we do? Sadly, no one, and certainly not I, has the magic answers to solve the problem. There are different options, different solutions, a variety of ways of coping. But first, you have to see the problem. You have to understand what you’re dealing with, to accept that what you’re dealing with is the equivalent of not just a bellyache, but liver cancer. You have to know that what you’re facing is serious, important, dangerous, and potentially fatal.Over the years I saw John when he was a purser on the American President Line U.S.S. Hoover in port at Yokohama, when I was stationed at a Naval Air Facility in Oppama, Japan during Korean Service in 1954-1955.

Steel's novels, often described as "formulaic," [37] tend to involve the characters in a crisis that threatens their relationship. The novels sometimes explore the world of the rich and famous [37] and frequently deal with serious life issues like illness, death, loss, family crises, and relationships. Also, there are claims that her popular story lines are based on the events of her life. [5] Despite a reputation among critics for writing "fluff", Steel often delves into the less savory aspects of human nature, including incest, suicide, divorce, war, and even the Holocaust. [17] As time has progressed, Steel's writing has evolved. Her later heroines tend to be stronger and more authoritative, who, if they do not receive the level of respect and attention they desire from a man, move on to a new life. [22] In recent years Steel has also been willing to take more risks with her plots. Ransom focuses more on suspense than romance, and follows three sets of seemingly unconnected characters as their lives begin to intersect. [38] Toxic Bachelors departs from her usual style by telling the story through the eyes of the three title characters, men who are relationship phobic and ultimately discover their true loves. [37] Tour San Francisco: Pacific Heights". iNetours.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007 . Retrieved January 10, 2008. Steel spends two to three years on each book, juggling multiple projects at once. According to Steel, once she has an idea for a story, her first step is to make notes, which are mostly about the characters. She told The New York Times in 2018: "I make notes for a while before I start work on the outline. The notes are usually more about the characters. I need to know the characters really well before I start — who they are, how they think, how they feel, what has happened to them, how they grew up." [42] In a 2019 interview with The Guardian, she reported often spending 20- to 30-hour periods on her typewriter, gaining her attention and criticism. [43] [44] I was so astonished by this true story. I knew that Danielle Steel could tell a good story, and I knew that a true story of how she lost one of her children would be incredibly wrenching and tragic. But I never would have believed an author who writes so often about wealthy, jet-set type people would have a personal voice that was so warm, direct, down to earth and candid. Kort, C. (2007). A to Z of American Women Writers. Facts On File, Incorporated. p.311. ISBN 9781438107936 . Retrieved October 6, 2014.

The third universal theme is an individual's response to a psychiatric hospitalization. Furman was hospitalized at age 16, because of suicidality and depression. Here her autobiography shines as she poetically describes her thoughts about being a psychiatric patient, highlighting both her magical expectations for the experience and its actual resultant regressive outcomes. The author writes, "In the hospital I learned to distrust myself as if I were filled with demons that now and then put me at the mercy of adults. The hospitalization, logically, might have taught me to take care of myself, since no one else was about to do it. Instead, I became a stranger to my own best needs, and a guessing game ensued, as if I were the last to know my own feelings and desires."