"I start with a beat sheet, which is more of an abbreviated outline. It hits all the major plot points. From there, I move to note cards. But the most important part of my process is my inspiration board."

"As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down."

"The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start at Chapter 3."

"I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar."

"The art of living is discovering that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"Well, if this is poetry, I'm certainly never going to write any myself."

"I didn't think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody - I didn't think it described me very well and I didn't think it had anything to do with my music."

"Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty."