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

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

Our stories are what we have,” Our Good Mother says. “Our stories preserve us. we give them to one another. Our stories have value. Do you understand?

Each genre has something to teach me about the others. Not all the lessons are transferable, but many of the most important ones are.

Our love is our burden.

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.

I've never thought there was anything I could hope to get by praying for it.