When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

The evening news made her wonder if God was dead; the morning sun made her believe He wasn't.

I love reality shows. The folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned.

When I was writing Razor Girl, I thought it would be fun to have a redneck TV family that was really just a bunch of actors who had to be trained to be rednecks. That's not so farfetched, if you know how Hollywood works.

Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence.

Garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. If God was my co-pilot, he thought, I'd be doing a hundred and twenty.