Part of my mind is working on how to end the thing while I'm going on. You need at least two brains to write.

As the writer, I may choose to ignore the emotional heart of the matter, and focus on details, and trust that the heart of the matter will be conveyed nevertheless.

I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!

I am basically the sort of person who has stage-fright teaching. I kind of creep into a classroom. I'm not an anecdote-teller, either, although I often wish I were.

I'm used to rereading e-mails, even, before sending them - a bit compulsive. So this is high speed roller coaster for me!

I'm a fierce editor! I don't edit out things that I began by saying, usually. The editing is on the micro level - a comma here, a word there.

I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings, and I don’t like to knock other writers as a matter of principle.