Canadians are fond of darker stories, serious stories, so if you're a Mystery writer or a Romance writer or Fantasy Writer, you will most likely have an American publisher and agent.

I don't think anyone's normal.

I've had people who see all my characters as Native, even if they aren't. It's kind of like assuming all a writer's characters are really female because the writer is a woman. I've learned to let that go.

Our ability to factory farm animals is coldly psychopathic.

In general, Americans like to be entertained. Canadians seem more suspicious of it.

I don't see the point of pretending we're clones.

Writing about your community is difficult for any writer.