Alas. I am not an option.

Is that all souls are for? For when we die?" "No. They're for living, too.

A dream dirty and bruised is better than no dream at all.

During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.

I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.

I know it's not easy for you, living this life, but try to remember, always try to remember, you're not the only one with troubles.

In all that was to happen, there would be that feeling of inevitability and rightness, and the sense that the universe was conspiring in it. It would be easy.