Interviews

I’ve learned how to play inside prose. . . . I have no fear because I have no map.

My guideline for myself and my advice for others in terms of curating and editing is to be open and let the work that’s created guide you...

Human exceptionalism is being challenged, and with that, there’s a growing public outcry that it’s time to care for our fellow creatures.

If you can speak honestly about the risks you’re taking, it’s likely you’ll forge a deeper bond with your reader and your subject. 

I decided what the world needed was a novel with a big old bestial lesbian love affair in it.

Music is massively important, and it’s layered in this book. It’s Bikini Kill. It’s Nirvana. But it’s also our spirit songs.

What makes a life? Not even what makes a life worth living, but what makes a life a life.

My story is just one, but our unique perspectives contribute to creating a richer and more complex picture of our collective humanity.

When danger comes close to you, how do you react to it? How do you push back against it or cooperate with it?

Tension is where the heartbeat is. It’s the energy of it all, the electricity, the love.

I wanted to write characters who confront their humanity—all of it, but especially the ugly and visceral parts, and get to have the “release” we all deserve.