It is more skill than art, and like any skill, practice is foundational. My advice to young writers is three-fold. If you could give them any piece of advice, what would you tell them? We know more than a few local kids who love to write. And it's rewarding to see the reactions of readers young and old to my work. Rewarding to do what I love as well as I can. the young readers who come up at events remind me of this. Even at the most frustrating points in my process, I know the story I'm writing is worth writing. But remember, nothing worth doing is easy. The second part is that writing is challenging. It's the what-if nature of a story, like a child rolling over a log to see what's underneath. Three words I'd use: investigative, challenging, rewarding.

What are 3 words you would use to describe the writing process from beginning to end? I'd close things out with a night-cap coffee at Sola Coffee (runner-up goes to Benelux, though, especially if we have room for even more waffles)! 3. Maybe we could top things off with a trip to Goodberry's for some frozen custard in Cary.

From there, I'd have to swing over to Chapel Hill and visit the Old Well on campus. Maybe Mother and Sons in Durham for the best gnocchi I've ever had.

Love this question! My mind immediately swings to food and coffee! I'd want to go to Beasley's for some chicken and waffles in downtown Raleigh. If you were hosting one of your characters in your city, what are 5 places that you'd take them? I really enjoy writing with a bit of white noise in the background. Where is your favorite place to work on your writing?Īny coffee shop does the trick for me, but I've found I'm particularly productive in the front window-space of Cup A Joe.

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