When I write, I picture the characters a certain way in my head, and they're not like any actor or actress. It's almost hard for me to let go of my ideas as to the way they look.
In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.
I think that we have to consciously be aware that every moment we're in, every different stage in our lives, we can control.
I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the time. In a way, it's a good thing, because it can motivate you to make amends and forgive, but regrets are really, I think, a supreme waste of time in many ways.
I'm nostalgic and I do think about a "what if."
I think the most well-adjusted people live in the present with an eye toward the future - I'm not among those.
Some of my very closest friends are my guy friends, going back to the third grade, so I believe in the integrity of the male-female friendship.
My relationship with my sister is so central to my life. She's my closest friend, my biggest supporter, and I know she would say the same about me.
That's how life is. Sometimes there are happy endings, sometimes there aren't, and more often there are shades of gray.
