I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries.

You want the greatest trick for writing a novel? Here it is: imagine urgently whispering your story into one person's ear - and only one. This one visualization will clarify every word choice you make.

My oldest sister was an actress living in NYC by the time I was ten, and desperately wanted to be the one in charge of the words.

Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.

Genres are just bottles for the various boats. The boats matter to me.

She let him go once. Every day demands that she release him over and over again.

I'm a writer of faith who worries about the intolerance of religion. I look at the past and fear we haven't learned from it. I believe that humanity is capable of evil as well as great acts of courage and goodness. I have hope. Deep down, I believe in the human spirit, although sometimes that belief is shaken.