Science, literature, and common sense tell us that the self is a fickle thing, subject to revision in real time, and that the chasm that exists between any two people exists inside each and every one of us.
The most important lesson my parents taught me is that writing is a job, one that requires discipline and commitment. Most of the time it's a fun job, a wonderful job, but sometimes it isn't, and those are the days that test you.
I had some trepidation about working with someone else, especially a family member. You don't want work to affect your personal relationship.
Being a member of the Nintendo generation, I've got a really short attention span.
All writers start out mimicking other writers. I've never relinquished that. I have a good ear for speech and writing patterns.
There was a time, after I earned my graduate degree and before I sold my first novel, when it looked like I might have to get an office job.
