I love hearing other people's stories, and I freely admit I'm scavenging for material through their conversations, but really, at the same time, I'm living an ordinary life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm inspired by almost everything I come across in life, and one way or another they find themselves sneaking into my stories.
Every story I do is about people. It's my survival instinct - one person, one story.
I like stories that are not normal, everyday lives. I don't personally seek them out, but they find me.
Though my stories aren't autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life.
I've always believed in working hard, and I'm grateful that people seem to connect with the kinds of stories I'm passionate about telling.
My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead.
All the stories I write come from someone I've met or some anecdote I've heard.
I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.
In many ways, I've been writing personal stories all my life.
Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell, and also making them for myself, obtaining them, appreciating them and diving into them.