I don't know when I'm writing dark. I don't know when I'm writing funny or even heartbreaking. I'm always just trying to write it true.

She knows that whispers can be useful. Sometimes they contain real information. But usually they're fairy tales and lies. This is the worst kind of whisper, the kind that draws you in, gives you hope.

As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.

Being cross-genre, you can encounter an image and decide not only how to best express it but what form would express it best.

If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

When you're in the world looking for only one thing, you find it or it finds you. The obsession can be mutual

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.