There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them. And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It's hard to charge admission without a gate.

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.

Mom and Dad say I should make my life an example of the principles I believe in... But every time I do, they tell me to stop it.

I let my mind wander and it didn't come back.

I have enough friends who are gamers. I actually enjoy watching them play because of the visuals and the storytelling of the games. I just love being able to go on an adventure and games are just so sophisticated now that you can just get lost in a world for 20 hours and just be someone else in a very visceral, emotional way. And that's just fascinating.

If you've got more ambiguous characters or stock stereotypes, the plastic comes through and they don't work as well.

I've got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.