One thing I am learning is to slow down. Multitasking is great, but I when try to do everything at warp speed I just end up with typos and stress.

Even if you don't feel like sitting down to write or working on that big proposal, or whatever it is, just show up anyhow and the rest will follow.

Half of what's wrong with people today is that they ain't got no place to go that makes them peaceful.

There's a stereotype that to be a strong black woman is to be strong about being black.

I really, deeply believe in the primacy of character. I believe that my job as a writer is to put a believable human being on a page.

I couldn't imagine a book with many characters in it and one of them not being gay. It would have felt like a glaring and problematic omission for me. But I also wanted to write that character as a person, not just a gay person.

One thing I am learning is to slow down. Multitasking is great, but I when try to do everything at warp speed I just end up with typos and stress.