We have good people. We have selfless people. We have great leaders..

I don't think anyone's normal..

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

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

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

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….

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

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..

Our ability to factory farm animals is coldly psychopathic..

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….

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

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

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

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

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

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..