"Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the law t..." — Barbara Kingsolver

The first sentence of a book is a promise.

Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort!

Every time I step onto an airplane, I turn to the right and take a good, hard stare into the maw of the engine. I don't know what I'm looking for. I just do it.

For me, writing time has always been precious, something I wait for and am eager for and make the best use of. That's probably why I get up so early and have writing time in the quiet dawn hours, when no one needs me.