Every Once In A While

If I'd Done The Discovery Before I Wrote The Book, Then There Would Be Nothing To Discover. It Would Feel Dutiful Instead Of Exciting.

There Are Some Writers Who Are Done When They Finish A Draft Because They've Thought It Through Beforehand. Whereas I'll Finish A First Draft And I'm Nowhere Near Done.

I Obviously Read And Adore Traditional Fiction. I Teach Traditional Fiction, I Also Teach All Kind Of Not-so-traditional Fiction. And Since I'm Such A Plot Buff, And I'm Really Such A Narrative Buff, I Can't Seem To Relinquish My - Not Just Reliance - But Excitement About Those Traditional Techniques.

Home Is The Place Where, When You Go There, They Have To Take You In. In Other Words: Home Has Exceedingly Low Standards.

I Think Female-female Relationships Interest Me So Much More Because They're So Encoded. There Is Kind Of A Psychic Element That Happens Within Groups Of Women. Whenever I Hang Out With My Female Friends, I Feel Like Context Is Never Needed.