I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month. I was on the masthead, so I tend to get recognized a lot, and in…

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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.

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...

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and...

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

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...

With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some...

With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some...

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...

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to...

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to...

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

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,...