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

Is it wrong to kill something that wants to kill you?

I believe that one of the most damning things about our culture is the adage to never talk religion and politics. Because we don't model this discourse at the dinner table and at Thanksgiving, we don't know how to do it well and we're not teaching our children about the world and about how to discuss it.

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.

I want to keep looking at ways to stride forward with positivity.

Beauty, you can find it here if you look hard enough.

When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection into a pitch for a novel and sell it to your publisher.