You have to write fiction that mirrors the actual world, which has people of all sorts in it.

Sometimes it's interesting to see what people who have too much control need to do to write freely.

You may be somebody who writes best for a small press that doesn't pay very well, but you might have a fascinating and intricate style that might not appeal to as many readers but will be incredibly meaningful to the readers you have. Truly, that's as wonderful if not more wonderful.

Writers sometimes are paid a great deal of money, but much more frequently they're not paid or are paid only a little bit.

I find that I get very excited about what my students are up to and that I get to be the hurdle they need to jump over.

I think a day in your life on which nothing bad happens may be a wonderful day, but it probably isn't going to be the basis of a story.

There is a lot of censorship about writing that's exerted from all directions, from families or governments and society, even the fear of being offensive in some way.