In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know.
My Twitter feed is probably my biggest resource of news. Other people scour the web so I do not have to, and I thank them for it.
It's the differences in people that help you realize who you are. Even if we silently pass each other on the street.
People are branded as either 'fat' or 'skinny' from an early age. You sort of never shake it, even if you end up losing weight.
I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself.
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children.
It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love books, and that is all I really need to know. If they are friendly to me, then we are clearly soul mates.
There are generations of people who don't know how to eat properly.
People judge you because of your weight and your food issues. It's very visual.
Social media can connect you with other people in so many wonderful ways - but it can also make you really sick of yourself.
I always tell people this when they're looking for an agent - they should love your work. You are entitled to work with someone who believes in you. Why do business with someone who is ambivalent about you and your art?
I am not one of those people who string their exes along. Instead, I run and hide: under the covers, behind my computer screen, on opposite coasts of the country.