I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?

Publishing requires a lot of persistence and a fair amount of luck.

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

Does art play a role in the greater good of society, or does it just promote the satisfaction of the artist? I go back and forth on that question.

I am currently in nursing school, so one day I will be both a nurse and a writer.

Now I am as big of an [ Georgia] O'Keeffe admirer as Ivy [Wilkes] is, but that came through writing the book.

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