You know, Im always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded.

I don't want to have my life fall apart for my work.

I'd like to have the kind of house someday where a carousel horse wouldn't be out of place in the living room.

Tim Thornton's portrait of a pop culture obsession is so convincing that one can't help wishing that his fictional alt rock band actually existed, or suspecting that they did. The Alternative Hero is a weirdly compelling portrait of fanatic fandom which reads like High Fidelity at high volume.

A creative writing program is only as good as its teachers, and I was fortunate in having two great writers as mentors.

I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.

The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.