Sometimes I try to meditate, which I hope will help, but it doesn't really. But lots of times my dreams have the seed of an intriguing story.

I write out of enthusiasm. Momentum that comes from a new idea. Eagerness to explore. I also write out of fear - fear of losing an idea - fear of feeling stagnant.

I encourage all novelists to move to TV right now, that is the way to go. I was living in New York working at a bank as a day job about seven years ago. I was writing novels at night and decided, "Wow, there's so much great TV, and they're telling the complex, interesting, psychologically nuanced stories that, as a novelist, you dream of telling. And it's a healthy, exciting, thriving medium - that's where I need to be."

I love horror movies. I consider myself a horror author, sometimes.

Yeah, most guys don't like to think about going to a bar with a girlfriend and watching her leave with someone else.

I was tired of working in an office and I wanted to make a living telling stories. There are not many people who find a way to do this.

We're lucky to be in the middle of a TV renaissance. It's the healthiest storytelling medium in our culture.