She's been writing since she was a teen and began publishing in her early thirties. She's a fulltime writer, working on novels most of the time and on short stories throughout the year during breaks. You may read the first chapter by using the link below to her site. When I work on a novel, it means committing to a very long and sometimes difficult project. Short stories I write in hours, in one sitting.
Novels take months, sometimes a year or more.
I like both, for varying reasons. Stories because I can take one small idea or event and build a story around it and have it written in just hours. I've published over a hundred of them, but probably written twice that many. I guess the latest ones are always my favorites. I marketed that story for a long time.