Canadians are fond of darker stories, serious stories, so if you're a Mystery writer or a Romance writer or Fantasy Writer, you will most likely have….

I was born on the same day as Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton: January 19. I am absolutely certain that this affects my writing in some way..

People with antisocial personality disorders aren't automatically bad - they simply approach the world with a more ruthless set of lenses. The lack o….

I usually tame my off-kilter sense of humor for novels..

I find myself moved by social justice issues. I'm not sure where that will lead me. I'm willing to nurture it..

Our ability to factory farm animals is coldly psychopathic..

Our ability to turn off empathy for specific kinds of humans and then use faulty logic to justify our beliefs is messily sociopathic..

The push and pull of representing your world responsibly and your artistic license is a tricky balance..

In general, I'm careful when I'm dealing with subjects of deep cultural importance and write with abandon when I'm dealing with issues of personal dy….

We can be the new brand of self-extincting dinosaurs or we can evolve..

I don't really get romance. Bring me fish or moose, not flowers..

If I have a clear spot in my schedule, I like to tackle the heavy scenes that require the heightened emotion and focus of a long writing session. Oth….

I think the best advice I got was to not worry about what other people would think while you were working on your first draft. Focus on getting it ou….

If I gave up writing, I'd have to find an equally obsessive way to fill my time. Yarn-bombing skyscrapers or making houses out of empty soda bottles..

I think we learn slowly as a group, but we learn. The ozone layer is still there..

Once your writing is out there, you can't control how other people perceive it. All you can do is stand in your truth..

I've had people who see all my characters as Native, even if they aren't. It's kind of like assuming all a writer's characters are really female beca….

Autumn. Pretty leaves, pumpkin pie and sweaters. Perfect weather for reading. Winter is great but I hate shoveling..

I don't think anyone's normal..

The world is fine. Our place on it is precarious..

I don't see the point of pretending we're clones..