Film fixes a precise visual image in the viewer's head. In fiction, you just hope you're precise enough to convey the intended effect.

I find myself in this bizarre position in which everything I write and talk about is pretty much about this issue, the environment. It feels a little too comfortable, because at the end of the day I can rationalize that I'm doing my share. I don't know if I actually am, I don't know if I should be more of an activist than I am. But at the end of the day, everybody needs to do those things that they're most likely to continue doing, and that aren't going to burn them out.

Imbuing fiction with a life that extends beyond the last word is in some ways the goal: the ending that goes beyond the ending in the reader's mind, so invested are they in the story.

What occurs after revelation and paralysis?

I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.

You could know the what of something forever and never discover the why.

Trust your imagination. Don't be afraid to fail. Write. Revise. Revise. Revise.