When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

Nothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control.

I like to work all the time and really immerse myself in the project.

We're staying straight up abstinence isn't for everybody. But for kids who need an alternative to the sex-obsessed culture É we give them an alternative.

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music.

Windblown: Contemporary American Weathervanes.