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

another word for talent is obsession.

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

when you are dealing with art, any kind of art, your pleasure in making it is what matters most.

I grew up in a small town with a very small library. But the books in the library opened a large place in my heart. It is the place where stories live. And those stories have been informing my days, comforting my nights, and extending possibilities ever since. If that library had not been there, if the books - such as they were - had not been free, my world would be poor, even today.

I used to tiptoe up to my bedroom door and leap into my room in an attempt to surprise my dolls in the midst of some kind of action. Unfortunately, they were always too quick for me. I'm still disappointed about that.

Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enrich every story moment without slowing the action.