"I held back from actually writing it for a WHILE because I was like, '...do I actually have the writing chops to execute this idea?'"

"It's not reassuring when reality mirrors your very dark fiction"

"Anytime I got to a scene that I was just dragging my feet to write, I would just skip to the more fun and exciting part"

"Eventually, the character walks into my brain almost fully formed"

"In a way, it sucks that everyone gets to see me flail some as I learn a new thing."

"I read an article on IVF and the god-like power these professionals hold and it gave me…ideas…"

"A big part of getting where I am today is putting myself out there and not worrying about rejection."

"I can't tell you how many times I sit down to write, take a deep breath, and go...'how tf does one write a book??'"

"I didn't realize that I was writing such a morally complicated protagonist when I started..."

"This idea had been simmering for decades"

"It is REALLY hard not to get caught up in the horse race of publishing"

"I find the limits of my brain and time to be a constant frustration"