 Dance has allowed us to cultivate a friendship that's been so nourishing for me as a young writer. Ruth has shown me that writing is about trusting your instincts. It's just like trying a new salsa step. Your ego has to get out of the way to let the real magic happen. You have to be humble when you're writing and you don't know how the writing is going to happen sometimes. Like I'll sit there and go, I don't really know what's going to happen next, you know, in this story. I hope I can figure it out. You've got to take each step as it goes.