My laptop broke and because of the storm I could not get a new one. And so I've been promoting my book via iPhone.

Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn.

The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day.

My last book was speculative. I just don't quite know what I am doing. But I'll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write.

Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There's much to be said. We're on it, chief.

We are human beings, not ants.

In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese.