“Believe in yourself and start achieving your dream. It waits for you on the other side of the publish button.”

“Honesty makes stories real and characters memorable. From there, taking them to where they need to go will be all the development they need.”

“I take the rawest, realest moments in anyones life and I open them up and lay them bare. The innocence of a five year old child, the awkwardness of a teenagers first sexual encounter, the heartbrea...”

“Pound it out, get it done, write every day. No excuses. Kerouac said you cant wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club. Damn straight. Youll sleep a lot better getting your word co...”

“You have to put yourself out there as a writer, you cant play it safe.”

“I wasnt a class clown, because my parents were very strict and because nuns in general have no sense of humor. I mean zero, zip, nada. I wasted some of my best stuff on those old hags! Look at thes...”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”