I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.

I know very few writers who outline fully before they start. It just doesn't seem possible to do, because so many things don't come out until you're absolutely knee-deep in the world.

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut.

Nothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control.

Safe from the Neighbors is a novel of unusual richness and depth, one that's as wise about the small shocks within a marriage as it is about the troubled history of Mississippi. Steve Yarbrough is a formidably talented novelist, shuttling between the past and present with a grace that feels effortless.