Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.

Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.

I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow.

As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.

Children are receptive to talking about gender creativity, confirming the importance of the book as a means to instigate this dialogue at an early age.

As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically and emotionally challenging, there is ultimately something a bit comfortable about making art in the comfort of your own home.

If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.