Editing Danielle Steel (section)

==Writing style==
Steel's novels, often described as "formulaic,"<ref name="toxic">{{cite web|last=Melnick |first=Sheri |title=Toxic Bachelors |publisher=RomanticTimes Magazine |year=2005 |url=http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=27700 |access-date=April 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017000934/http://romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=27700 |archive-date=October 17, 2007 }}</ref> tend to involve the characters in a crisis that threatens their relationship. The novels sometimes explore the world of the rich and famous<ref name="toxic"/> and frequently deal with serious life issues like illness, death, loss, family crises, and relationships. There are claims that her popular story lines are based on the events of her life.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | title = The Lives of Danielle Steel: The Unauthorized Biography of America's #1 Best-Selling Author |url =http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-11257-8|website=Publishersweekly.com|date =October 1994|access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="segretto">{{cite web | last = Segretto | first = Mike| title = Meet the Writers: Danielle Steel | publisher = Barnes and Noble | year = 2005 | url =http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?z=y&cid=748011#bio | access-date = April 19, 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref name="carroll" /> 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.<ref name="ransom">{{cite web|last=Melnick |first=Sheri |title=Ransom |publisher=RomanticTimes Magazine |year=2004 |url=http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=22584 |access-date=April 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017000929/http://romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=22584 |archive-date=October 17, 2007 }}</ref> ''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.<ref name="toxic" />

To avoid comparisons to her previous novels, Steel does not write sequels.<ref name="readersclub" /> Although many of her earliest books were released with initial print runs of 1 million copies, by 2004 her publisher had decreased the number of books initially printed to 650,000 due to the decline in book purchasing. However, her fan base was still extremely strong at that time, with Steel's books selling out atop charts worldwide.<ref name="maryles61">{{cite magazine | last = Maryles | first = Daisy| title = Steel at 61 | magazine = Publishers Weekly | date = July 12, 2004 | url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA435220.html?q=danielle+steel | access-date = April 19, 2007}} {{cite web|url=http://www.sitiincontri.it |title=incontri}}</ref>

=== Adaptations ===
Twenty-two of her books have been adapted for television,<ref name="fleming"/> including two that have received [[Golden Globe]] nominations. One is ''Jewels'', the story of the survival of a woman and her children in [[World War II]] Europe, and the family's eventual rebirth as one of the greatest jewelry houses in Europe.<ref name="segretto"/>  [[Columbia Pictures]] was the first movie studio to make an offer for one of her novels, purchasing the rights to ''The Ghost'' in 1998.<ref name="fleming">{{cite magazine | last = Fleming | first = Michael| title = Col helps Steel break into pic biz | magazine = Variety | date = February 3, 1998 | url =https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117467327.html?query=danielle+steel | access-date = April 19, 2007}}</ref> Steel also reached an agreement with New Line Home Entertainment in 2005 to sell the film rights to 30 of her novels for DVDs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/danielle-steel-signs-film-deal-30-books-wbna10003131 | title=Danielle Steel signs film deal for 30 books | date=November 11, 2005 }}</ref>

===Writing process===
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."<ref name=jordan>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/books/review/danielle-steel-fall-from-grace-best-seller.html|title= Danielle Steel: 'I Know an Idea Is Right for Me When It Just Clicks'|last= Jordan|first=Tina |date=February 2, 2018 |via=nytimes.com |work=The New York Times |access-date= September 29, 2018}}</ref> In a 2019 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', she reported often spending 20- to 30-hour periods on her typewriter, gaining her attention and criticism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/danielle-steels-desk-is-unlike-anything-youve-ever-seen |title=Danielle Steel's Desk Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen |date=October 2017 |website=vanityfair.com |publisher=Vanity Fair |access-date=September 29, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2019/may/13/danielle-steel-works-22-hour-days-is-it-possible|title=Is it possible to work 22-hour days? Danielle Steel says it is the secret of her success|first=Elle|last=Hunt|newspaper=The Guardian |date=May 13, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

Steel has written all of her novels on Olympia SG1 standard typewriters. She has two that she primarily writes on:  one at her home in San Francisco and another at her home in Paris.<ref name="krug">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/danielle-steel-my-books-are-more-than-a-beach-read/2015/07/02/8b9a011c-fa4f-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html?noredirect=on|title= Danielle Steel: 'My books are more than a beach read'|last= Krug|first=Nora |date= July 2, 2015|newspaper= The Washington Post|access-date= September 30, 2018}}</ref> Her typewriter at her home in San Francisco has been in her possession since she bought it while working on her first book. According to Steel, she bought it second hand for $20.