I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.

In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new.

I try to hurt myself, to sprain something, writing every novel and story, because I'm stretching for something new and difficult that I haven't done before.

I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and with every new novel I try to improve the process of writing.

I'm excited and terrified to write something new. I won't be writing about suburbia.

I have a thing for doors. I always think of them as a threshold to something new.