Piece by piece, my mother is being stolen from me.

It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect.

I need you to do more than survive. As writers, as revolutionaries, tell the truth, your truth in your own way.

I do not write about nice people. I am not nice people.

I'll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain.

I did not begin with craft, I began with strong feelings and worked toward craft.

I claimed myself and remade my life.