Fiction offers escape but it also interrogates the world we live in, whether the past, present or future.

I am new to superhero comics, though growing up I read Archie comics, religiously. I've been doing a lot of catching up, reading what's out there and it's been wonderful to see what's going on in contemporary comics.

I look at my older writing to see where my weaknesses are and then I try to address those weaknesses and make new mistakes.

Twitter has allowed the conversation to broaden and become more inclusive. At times, the conversation is really tense but that's because we're talking about really important issues. It's not going to be easy but at least the conversations are happening.

With my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.

Writing has always allowed me to escape. I was a very lonely child. Because I was very socially awkward, I would always have trouble making friends. And so reading and writing allowed me to have friends and to have an active imaginary life that really sort of kept me sane.

I never imagined that I would be the kind of person who is recognized when I am out and about just living my life.