If you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the horror becomes nothing more than a tawdry parlor trick. All flash and no magic, and worst of all, no heart.

Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.

Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.

Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction.

There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish.