I grew up doing all that stuff because I was obsessed with the 50s. I had sock hops for birthday parties. So Ive always done The Twist and stuff. It was pretty natural and, with my parents doing it all the time, Id just copy them. Not very pretty. – Brittany Snow
I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character in half, on his birthday. And then it starts raining. And hes made of sugar. – George Saunders