I write less than I might have if I hadn’t become a parent. That’s just the truth. But my fiction has deepened with the experience of raising other humans.
When I asked my grandmother if Martha Carrier had truly been a witch, she told me, “There are no such things as witches, Sweetheart, just ferocious women.”
I am interested in this fluidity as a source of resilience. I'm drawn to characters who don't yet see the positive aspects of change, who deeply fear it.
My favorite writers read like they might easily live next door to you. You can borrow their lawnmowers, plus they write these wonderful, interesting things.
I wanted to explore my actual life in these weird ways. I finally gave myself permission. I said, "I just want to write about my own life and that's OK."