I Grew Up In Seattle, But I

Cities Produce In Me Melancholy Or A Tension I Don't Need.

Fiction Is Socially Meaningful.

I Have Relaxed Into My Persona As An Author, Although I Used To Fight That.

My Father Is A Practicing Criminal Law Attorney In The Seattle Area.

I Was Aware That There Is An Expectation That Writers Inevitably Falter At This Stage, That They Fail To Live Up To The Promise Of Their First Successful Book, That The Next Book Never Pleases The Way The Prior One Did. It Simply Increased My Sense Of Being Challenged.