I was an adult before I began to learn that there is a difference between a conversation and an argument.

another word for talent is obsession.

It is the nature of stories to leave out far more than they include.

Where do storytellers find the wisdom to discover their own stories? From no place more mysterious than their own hearts.

Never think of revising as fixing something that is wrong. That starts you off in a negative frame of mind. Rather think of it as an opportunity to improve something you already love.

my experience as a fiction writer tells me that the deeper I look into myself, the more universal is the experience I find there.

I was an adult before I began to learn that there is a difference between a conversation and an argument.