I Don't Have A Favorite. I Need

As A Writer, My Main Objective Is To Tell The Story Urgently - As If Whispering It Into One Ear - And To Know The Characters Intimately.

Literature Has Done Great Work For Feminism - Writing And Reading Are A Practice Of Empathy - And Great Literature Will Continue To Do So.

When A Colleague Of Mine Had A Notable New York Times Book, I Said, Turn One Of The Chapters In The Collection Into A Pitch For A Novel And Sell It To Your Publisher.

I Am Deeply Catholic And Always Will Be, But I'm No Longer A Member Of The Church. I Left In 2003 Because Of The Sex Abuse Scandal.

I Prefer A Cluttered Workspace.