My Work Is To Know The Characters

People Know The Difference Between Good And Evil In Their Hearts-if They Search Them. Religions Twist Good And Evil. Their Differences Are The Kind That Need To Be Taught Because They Aren't Natural.

Writing Stories Is The Habit Of Lying Put To Good Use.

The Basic Rule Of Storytelling Is 'show, Don't Tell.

I Have Faith In Human Beings. I Struggle With That Faith.

Sometimes When Reading Aloud To My Husband, I'll Start Crying. It Completely Stuns Me. As If The Words In My Body And On The Page - In Relation To Each Other - Are Cocooned Against My Own Feelings About What I'm Writing Until They're Loosed In The Air And Become Their Own. Then I Realize What I May Or May Not Have Done.