Bigger picture

I don’t really give thought to the bigger picture in my stories. When I write, I often will just write the story, and live within it. Live inside of the thoughts of the characters, their hopes and dreams, and somehow hope that I get enough of that down on the page that it conveys to you – a total stranger to them – who they are. What they want in life, what they’re thinking about, the personality of the character.

It’s not until after I’ve written the stories I will start to consider more. So...