I'm honored to be this week's subject at the PEN 10 interview series for PEN American Center, curated by Lauren Cerand. Lauren's questions were inspiring and thought-provoking and gave me the opportunity to talk about a few of my favorite topics-- a writer's compassion for his/her characters, writing, reading, perseverance, using childhood trauma as a writing tool, and more.

http://www.pen.org/interview/pen-ten-...