Where I came from, no one was a writer.

Where I came from, no one was a writer.

I feel like a centrist, an issue-specific person. I'm pretty conservative fiscally and pretty liberal on social issues.

Listening takes practice, and it takes patience. But I promise, if you listen, your story will be better for it.

I have a ways to go as a novelist. But what's great is, well, I frankly enjoyed the solitude. And I enjoyed being able to tell characters what to say and do without negotiating with an actor.

I'm a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.

In a novel, the only budgetary limitations are that of your imagination.