I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too, when it finds you—and it will find you

Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.

The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.

I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.