I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.

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Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that...

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that...

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting...

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting...

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up...

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up...

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted...

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted...

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it...

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it...

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I love to both give and receive very old books.

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough...

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough...

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out,...

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out,...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate...

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate...

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover...

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover...

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

There's never a false note in a Berg novel.

There's never a false note in a Berg novel.

I never listen to music when I write.

I never listen to music when I write.

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred...

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred...