The past always sort of haunts us and perhaps inspires us in some ways.

I think that when the world feels safe and secure, we probably feel more that way in our personal lives. What goes on in the world affects us, unequivocally.

It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving.

I couldn't really experience being an author when I was still working in publishing - I was trying to negotiate being both. Sometimes the knowledge doesn't translate between the two roles.

Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great.

I feel like if writers used writing as therapy we'd have a ton of happy writers.