Basically if you burst into my office the walls themselves will flutter as if alive - maybe that's the reason for all the wings in 'Pure.

Sometimes you meet someone and you know that your life will be different from then on.

The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

I don't have a favorite. I need different genres at different times.

My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

I prefer a cluttered workspace.