I always feel that as the author, once I know what a character is ashamed of, then I can go about making her truthful on the page.

I always feel that as the author, once I know what a character is ashamed of, then I can go about making her truthful on the page.

In my life the right question is simply this: What can I do to be happy today?

I used to consider myself to be a cineophile, and then I had a daughter. Ha! Now I barely see any movies.

It was important to buy into the fact that the nine hundred pages an end-reader never sees are just as valuable as the ones that are bound and placed on the shelf.

My tunnel vision allows me to have a longer work day than most writers. I'm thankful for that.

The question why, at least in my life, often leads to despair. Why did this happen to me? Why didn't someone who claimed to love me treat me with respect, compassion, kindness? Etc. These questions never have answers. They are an ocean, and you'll never swim to the other side. Eventually, you'll tire and die.