Author Battles Sims Addiction- Film at 11

"Fishing is actually a very good extended metaphor for writing", says the caffeine-addled bestselling author Karen Marie, "Your stories are your lures, the fish are publishing houses, and your pole is the postage. Particularly with fly fishing. Flies are decorative, intricate pieces of work that can take a long time to perfect. You also need to know the right kind of fly or lure for the right kind of fish. You'll want to put out as many lures as you can to increase your odds of getting a bite."

Marie had been consuming a lot of coffee and there were rumors that she was constantly working while 'under the influence'. Marie had been battling a Sims 2 addiction, which she now claims to have under control.

"It was awful," Marie concedes, "I was such a slave to that game. And it was ruining my writing. I knew I needed to get back on track and was willing to do what ever it took to clean myself up."

Marie enrolled herself in a 12-step program in an attempt to 'get clean', but sources say she still owns the CD and hasn't uninstalled it from her PC.