Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.
Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.
Write from your heart, and God will take care of the rest.
Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.
I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a musician, you pride yourself on having your own distinct sound.
I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.
I love writing in first person more than third. I have to basically suspend my own world. I don't exist. I'm just a conduit. So I can be eight years old. I can be the mother of a kid that you find out certain things I'm not going to say.
Cruising the Internet doesn't count as writing. Neither does answering e-mail. Before you check Twitter & FB and do other similar tasks that get in the way of writing, write first. (I really need to take my own advice here!)