There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists, people can hang out longer.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my living from doing what I love. You can't get any better than that.

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.

I would like immortality.

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.