I believe we're brutes, but then, miraculously, there are those among us who stand up against that brutishness and remind us of the goodness we're capable of.

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.

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

I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.

Writing across genres has made me more prolific. When one is fighting me or simply not cutting it, I turn to another.

No matter what losses happen in a given season, the Red Sox always have next year.

I believe we're brutes, but then, miraculously, there are those among us who stand up against that brutishness and remind us of the goodness we're capable of.