I think writers tend to hear a different message from the ones our friends and acquaintances intend. We see what's revealed, which makes us dangerous.

I think the voice can carry a story.

I believe that we can access stories, and voices from those around us, more easily often than from our own imperfect memories.

Susan Rebecca White has a keen sense for how her characters talk and think. An impressive debut.

I had written about a small hamlet upstate, and had been called into a meeting about my story, which, as it turned out, had upset a lot of people.

I'll write about California someday, I imagine, but I don't know when.

I tend to listen to my friends and family empathetically, and I try to help work through their problems from the inside. I try to adopt their thinking.