Goodreads asked Devanye Hansen:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Devanye Hansen Don't be afraid to write about what scares you, to make yourself uncomfortable. It could be a scary scene, it could be a character's past or something in the character's psyche. It could be something that happened to that character or how that character happened to other characters. It could be a character that makes you question your own beliefs and values, who has no respect for your worldview, your religion, your politics. It doesn't even have to be that obvious, a lot of the time terrible things happen on a sunny afternoon in the middle of a gorgeous, unassuming day in the house next door.
What hurts you? What changed you? What touches you and disturbs you? What would you never talk about, even with your closest friends and family, even with God? Write about that. Chances are it needs release anyway.

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