As you get older you start to see these events and leaders, and movements of the pendulum swinging back.

I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help.

There are a lot of differing opinions on that. Some people think you should change out more, but I think changing just 20 percent is less stressful on the aquarium and fish. Once you get used to the regimen, it's pretty easy.

Well, I always talk about how I used to work at an insane asylum and stuff, which is true, but to be honest, I just make crap up more than anything else.

Fans of my books have just been supremely nice.

I'm really happiest living life 22 pages at a time and putting things in little boxes on pages.

I think a lot of creators are attracted to those toys they got to play with when they were young, and everyone wants to write a Superman story or a Batman story or a Spider-Man story. I don't know, if it's been successful for me, it should be successful for anyone. "Hit the ground with your feet running" is the secret of breaking new characters when it seems like no one else is having any luck.