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.

I think we're in a 1970s-level moment of social transition and they're always full of upheaval. As violent and deranged as we can be to each other and to other species, we've got nothing on tsunamis, hurricanes or tornadoes.

The push and pull of representing your world responsibly and your artistic license is a tricky balance.

Our ability to factory farm animals is coldly psychopathic.

I don't think anyone's normal.

Once your writing is out there, you can't control how other people perceive it. All you can do is stand in your truth.

Writing about your community is difficult for any writer.