This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels.

When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.

I lived in New Mexico until I was seventeen, and honestly I've been homesick ever since I left.

I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and asking them silly questions.

I've spent many a day worrying that I will never be able to write again!

I find that time constraints actually make me more productive, and "real world" experiences provide a lot of inspiration to write.

This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels.