I can't think of a subject that is taboo for me, unless it's one I simply don't know anything about.

It's really a taboo subject. So it's gutsy for them to put (the billboards) out there.

If we're going to make a real dent in the bullying issue, we're going to have to address the bullies themselves: find ways to help empower them that don't include allowing them to be predators or to simply be punished.

What I hope my writing reflects... is a sense of the connections between all human beings... and a different perspective on the true nature of courage. For me, those are things worth exploring and writing about.

The premise of 'Deadline' forced me to go against my own grain with a character determined to find all that is valuable in that time. I believe this is a story about redemption; how, even with the best intentions, it's sometimes found and sometimes not.

I am for anything that makes teens visible in an honest way... in other words, anything that represents them the way they are, positively or negatively.