In this episode we talk about the moving target of success, being terrified of ghosts late at night, learning how to get out of your own way as an author, the current exciting moment that horror is having, committing to the darkness of your story, and how the human need for genuine art will eventually prevail over the scourge that is generative AI. Yay.

We talk about writing stories in response to the ones we read as kids, butt-kicking babysitters, slow vs. speed reading, the hard realities of being a full-time author, the cold intelligence of praying mantises, rediscovering your "why" through school visits, and how sometimes the best advice to follow is your own.