I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply.

It's good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scared

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.

I'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure.

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.

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.

In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese.