The Basic Rule Of Storytelling Is 'show,

I Always Think I Know The Way A Novel Will Go. I Write Maps On Oversized Art Pads Like The Kind I Carried Around In College When I Was Earnest About Drawing. I Need To Have Some Idea Of The Shape Of The Novel, Where Its Headed, So That I Can Proceed With Confidence. But The Truth Is My Characters Start Doing And Saying Things I Don't Expect.

Women Are Constantly Underestimated In Our Power, Our Reach, Our Collective Pull.

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

I Prefer True Over Happy Now.

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.