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 wish I could write while I'm on the road but it never works for me. I need to be sitting still.

Please make me either relatable or terrible.

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.

The very best parts of me go into my writing, it is the best version of myself, and I don't think it's hubristic to believe that that's worth something, worth someone else's time. It's the most I have to offer the world.

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

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