Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of pathology, while mine present a slice that is more upbeat and affirmative.

[As an example, merging the neighboring Brown and Schuyler offices] might be a logical consolidation, ... What we would be looking at is would it be better to consolidate everyone from Mount Sterling to Rushville or perhaps Rushville to Mount Sterling or a more central location.

Technology doesn't address everything - for example, air travel still sucks.

As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.

For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work.

A subplot is a distinguishing characteristic of the novel; the short story, for example, does not need subplots.