In the fairy tales, the poor girl smiles when she becomes a princess. Right now, I don't know if I'll ever smile again.

A lot of readers ask me, Do you ever get emotional while writing the book? or Did you cry when you killed this character? And the truth is, no, I didn't. That's not really the way I approach it. I don't get emotional while writing, but then there are plenty of other authors who do.

The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.

World-building is my favorite pastime, so with me, I'm always about reining myself in.

I don't want to lose too much of the mystery by hammering every detail to death.