We don’t read to observe the character from a distance. We read to become the character and experience the conflicts and rewards they are experiencing.

When life hands you lemons say,”Lemons? What else have you got?”- bumper sticker

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

Insanity does NOT run in my family. It strolls through, takes its time, and gets to know everyone personally. —T-SHIRT

If I couldn’t be a good example, I’d just have to be a horrible warning.

There is a difference between fresh and weird. You never want to throw your reader out of the story. Keep it fresh but natural.

You totally need to watch the news.””Can’t.””Why?””It’s too depressing.””Right, because hanging with dead people isn’t.

Bye-bye. Nice knowing you. But if you are waiting for that perfect idea to strike like lightning during a dust storm (I live in New Mexico), you could be waiting a long time. Ideas are...

We get heroes with impossible abilities and heroines with strengths we can only dream of. And for a little while, we are those characters. That hero is in love with us. That heroine is you,...

Damn it. Reyes could be such a butthead. Freaking Antichrists.

Want coffee?” I asked, as I headed that way.”It’s three thirty in the morning.””Okay. Want coffee?

There is a great need for a sarcasm font.

I cannot tell you how important fresh, crisp writing is for an aspiring writer. Plot is great. The overall concept is super important. But the writing is what sells your work. It all boils down...

So, you’re saying I’m a racist?

No writing is effortless. I’m not saying you can’t have a good day where the words just kind of flow, but even those words have to be edited. Probably more than once. And I’m not...

I thought you were mad at me.””I am.””Well, I make it a rule never to have sex with anyone who’s mad at me.”He arched a brow. “It’s a wonder you’ve ever had sex at all.

You still owe me a million dollars.” I’d presented him with a bill for proving his innocence and getting him freed from prison. He had yet to pay. Couldn’t imagine why.”Yeah, I was hoping we...

I do not,” I felt oddly appalled by her statement. “I’m an excellent liar. Ask my dentist. He swears I floss regularly.

Just ’cause you’re supposed to be, I guess.

Humor is so subjective, not everyone is going to get what you are peddling. Others will be offended when what you meant no offense whatsoever. Those are the stakes. You have to be able to...

My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.

voice.” You haven’t learned to analyze your writing with a critical eye, to rip it apart and figure out why it isn’t doing exactly what you want.

Never knock on death’s door. Ring the doorbell then run. He totally hates that. – T-shirt

I had a horrible feeling my leg was broken. If it wasn’t, it had a lot of explaining to do.

Thrilled that Reyes and I were outside, and taking that as her cue to get her freak on, Artemis ran around like a gerbil on meth, turning occasionally to make sure we were still watching....

You do have that effect on people.

I stop fighting my inner demons. We’re on the same side now. T-shirt

La negación no es solo un rió en Egipto.

If it weren’t for physics and law enforcement, I’d be unstoppable.

But have you ever seen one?….They shook their heads. “Not Physically, no. But if you look at this passage – “Man, she liked that Bible. I’d read it and could definitely understand it’s appeal, but...

I named my ovaries, too, but they don’t get out as much.

Porque tú eres la razón por la que respiro.

We all have a certain knowledge about how the universe works. And when someone comes along and challenges that knowledge, we don’t know how to deal with it. We aren’t hardwired that way. It’s difficult...