Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around, and nearly every book represents what my son's third grade teacher refers to as a "teachable moment.

Sometimes we don't see out of our peripheral vision what's coming right around the corner.

If an opportunity scares you, that's God's way of saying you should jump at it.

I do a lot of mental work before I ever start writing.

All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child.

I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write, and there are very few of them.

There's some muscle group around your shoulders that seizes up during the perfection dance and doesn't let go until you are asleep, or alone. Or maybe it never really lets go at all.