Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I'm happy.

Both my fathers are unconventional. They are like unicorns or wizards. They are musicians through and through. The way they think is just different.

The age I'm at now, you go from being a young girl to suddenly you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot.

In my twenties, I definitely had a sense of wanting to create stability for myself.

It has been religious people, often within the organized church, who have been the most critical of and even hostile to my relationship with God.

Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.

When you are spiritually connected, you are not looking for occasions to be offended, and you are not judging and labeling others. You are in a state of grace in which you know you are connected to God and thus free from the effects of anyone or anything external to yourself.

Write because you love the work, not because of what might come from it. The journey is the purpose. Very Zen-like, I know, but honest to God it's the truth. And I have never had to deal with writer's block. Knock on wood.