I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait

bitter is a bad way to live!

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

I am not just what I remember. I am also what I dream.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe

I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.

A ssure you, the more I travel through time, the more I witness, the more I realize that there are things that are both strange and wonderful, far beyond human comprehension.

Sometimes you have to forsake what you want, to get what you want.

All I wanted was to share myself with him...in a love way, lust way, every kind of way.

A strong man never loses his head in defeat or despondency.

We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years.

What looks large from a distance, close up ain’t never that big.

The loving personality seeks not to control, but to nurture, not to dominate, but to empower.

The soul never grows old.

In many ways, Im younger than I was 20 years ago.

There is no point in criticizing readers for migrating online. You have to follow them and offer them something new.

I feel awful for women who are trying to raise kids on their own, with zero income and no fathers present - that's single motherhood.