Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.

I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship.

I've always thought it was important not to attach too much superstition to the space where you're writing, because once you get into the mindset that you can only do it a certain way in a certain place, your creativity can get blocked.

Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.

If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.

When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.