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There's a spectrum of those moments of connection and the moments we fail to connect, going from super-large successes to failures. Success would... →
For me as a person, friendships are incredibly important to me, but in writing, they can distract me.
Granted, I'm someone who loves words. I've always loved poetry - so it's suited to me.
I have trouble describing my own style, since it's sort of like describing my own eye color or something.
I liked Hans Christian Andersen because the tales were so dark and tragic.
I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings.
I love food. I'm not a great cook, but I love to cook, and I like how different it is from writing.
I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey.
Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language.
Large meadows are lovely for picnics and romping, but they are for the lighter feelings. Meadows do not make me want to write.
At readings, audience members sometimes ask if I keep writing past the two hours if I'm on a roll, but I don't. I figure that if I'm on a... →
For me, even in my first book, the pleasures of writing anything magical is that it has to be physical. It has to be grounded and very much in this... →
I developed a prejudice in high school that it was all going to be boring. That kind of teenage, why-do-I-have-to-read-these-goddamn-classics... →
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