I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

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

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.

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

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.