I have way too much going on, as usual, but fortunately it's all good stuff. I'm not complaining.

I can only imagine the quiet horror that people must endure when they meet me in person.

For writers, so much is done in isolation. It can be easy to feel detached, or to get a little lost along the way.

To do my job well, I have to be a good listener. The listening is so much more important than the talking.

I feel like it's a good time to be a writer. I'm terminally optimistic. It seems like the publishing industry is in the middle of a big transition, and that the rules of the game are still sorting themselves out.

I have way too much going on, as usual, but fortunately it's all good stuff. I'm not complaining.

The modern media environment is so overrun with bullshit and static and people trying to sell you stupid crap. It makes you want to bite yourself.