I am curious about your writing style. Do you work from outlines or just a general sense of where the story and the characters are going? How much of your work in the art world is reflected in James' professional life?

I usually start with a few chapters really loose, hunting and pecking around for the tone of the story and personalities of my characters, then move on to a more defined outline. I do write out of order a lot and end up with a folder of docs with sections of the story I have to weave into the overall narrative. A lot of times it’s those little fic bits that get me unstuck and moving a long. Anything is better than a blank page!

There are for sure people I’ve met or things that happened to me or someone I know mixed into James’ story. Art people are exceptionally quirky and I try not to write anything so specific that if they read it they’d think I was mocking them because I’m just as weird as anyone else and adore the people I’ve gotten to work with. It helps that now days friends know about my writing and offer me materiel to use in the story!