It is a great moment in every freak's life when he or she finds out that at least they are not the only one.

I've been writing forever, 20 years.

The sociopaths - that's the real problem. The whole street demeanor is about pretending to be a sociopath as well so that the real ones can't find you.

Everybody just gets on my nerves after like, 10 minutes, you know.

My weak suit is whatever each reader hates about each book.

Long-haul trucking. Just roaming the country, alone, with audiobooks and podcasts, sleeping in the back of the cab, showering at gas stations at 4 a.m., minimal human contact. That's living the dream.

I love the idea of biracial. I actually don't use the word biracial. I tend to use mixed. Biracial to me accentuates the word race, and, you know, I don't really care for it.