I give boring people something to discuss over corn.

Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language.

Not getting bored of my own story and/or character is one of the main struggles I have had with novel writing, and I have put to bed big chunks of work that just didn't sustain my interest.

…kissing George was a little like rolling in caramel after spending years surviving off rice sticks.

As a writer you ask yourself to dream while awake.

I could feel the tears beginning to collect in my throat again, but I pushed them apart, away from each other. Tears are only a threat in groups.

I'm obsessed with adolescence. I love to write about people in their 20s. It's such a fraught and exciting and kind of horrible time.