I know there may be universes out there where I made different choices and they led me somewhere else, led me to someone else. And my heart breaks for every single version of me that didn't end up with you.
Heartbreak is a loss. Divorce is a piece of paper.
You're not really famous if anybody still likes you.
I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story. I was digging through a pile of used books at my local library when my hand gravitated toward its brilliant teal and glistening gold cover.
I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.
I am constantly distracted by my own brain when I've completed a paragraph, realized I don't know what comes next, and start opening a browser tab without even realizing it.
I don't think I'm capable of writing without caffeine. And most of the time, that caffeine comes from iced tea.
I can't tell you how many times I've been writing and then found myself seven clicks deep into a Wikipedia entry that I don't even care about. Self-distraction appears to be my version of sleepwalking.
I've always been drawn to the idea that small choices in our lives could have drastic effects on our future.
You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.
I went to Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Massachusetts and Emerson College in Boston.
I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind.
Selling a film option and getting a studio on board can be a slow process, and until things are official, you never want to spill the beans.
My passion is capturing what it feels like to love, be it romantic or otherwise. I love to watch two people realize what they meant for each other - and that goes across all media, books, TV, movies, personal essays; everything.
