I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.

When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life

Writing is revision. All prose responds to work.

My big struggle is how people can not care, erase, not remember.

If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen

If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.

I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.