Randle works at her writing only sporadically--mostly when "she feels a story coming to her that needs to be told," as she explained in a 1997 entry in
Something About the Author Autobiography Series. "If I could give up writing, I would. Like a shot. Achieving a book is just too darned much work. But I don't seem to be able to give it up," she added.
While Randle's haphazard approach may be somewhat unorthodox, it seems to suit her well. She has written several novels, all of which deal with young people struggling to come to grips with such universal concerns as friends, school, and the search for self-identity. That the need for truth and meaning in one's life is a recurring themes in Randle's fiction is no accident; being a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints (commonly known as LDS or Mormons), she imbues her writing with the same strong sense of moral values. "For the record, I believe in right and wrong," Randle explained in an autobiographical sketch that appears on her Internet homepage. "I believe the right choices are often tough ones, that personal comfort isn't as important as service to other people, that truth isn't a matter of personal perception, I believe in weighing consequences.
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