When 'Attachments' came out and people liked it, I'd have a warm feeling of having made a connection.

I'd never written a novel before, and I wrote a novel, and that turned out OK.

<> Why are you lying awake, thinking that you’re a terrible person?
<> To keep my mind occupied when I can’t sleep. Some people count sheep. I self-loathe.

I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.

With fandom, people are sensitive, and sometimes defensive, about their experiences.

I enjoy stories about thin women - I read them frequently. I enjoy them; I root for those characters, but I always feel like there are enough of them out there and there are enough of them in the spotlight.