Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them.

The blackest night must end in dawn, the light dispel the dreamer's fear.

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims

Drummer, beat, and piper, blowHarper, strike, and soldier, goFree the flame and sear the grassesTil the dawning Red Star passes

I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage

Tell the readers a story! Because without a story, you are merely using words to prove you can string them together in logical sentences.

Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there.