Writing is an experience the same as visiting the Grand Canyon or going to a ball game are experiences

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You have the right to make mistakes, to misunderstand, to mischaracterize.

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Storytelling teaches us that our life is what we notice about all that we do and occurs around us.

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How many times had I convinced myself I knew that something big and bright and life-changing was imminent?

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I’m more than a being that sees and hears and tastes. I’m also one who thinks and feels and dreams.

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You won’t feel your worth as a person and an artist until you give yourself that trophy.

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All your craft is useless unless you believe your life experiences are valuable.

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Accepting doesn’t mean complacency or stasis. Quite the opposite.

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The blank page is a great teacher. Every day it reminds me what freedom actually looks like and feels like.

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Pull your attention from anything and it fades; put your attention on something else and it grows.

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I often feel that I lose track of myself when I write, but it’s maybe more accurate to say I connect to my truest self.

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My workroom is nearly as quiet as my bedroom at midnight. I love this quiet, however.

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If you’re an artist, you’re in the business of inventing realities.

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My worst addiction hasn’t been drugs or alcohol, but the future.

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You can’t really fake it. You can try. You can tell yourself you’re interested in a certain kind of story because that’s what’s selling, that’s what women between the ages of 35 and 55 are reading now.

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The question, then, is not what you will experience, but the story you will tell yourself about those experiences.

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I collect stories of artists who’ve been told by industry professionals that their novel, or their play, or their song just isn’t what people are looking for.

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