The Lord of the Rings movie set an entirely new standard for fantasy in the movies.

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When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern...

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern...

I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more...

I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more...

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their...

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their...

Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges...

Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges...

I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This...

I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This...

I feel SF is going through an experimental phase right now.

I feel SF is going through an experimental phase right now.

I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and...

I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and...

All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got...

All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got...

Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as...

Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as...

So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion...

So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion...

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying...

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying...

Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us....

Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us....

Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning...

Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning...

Now, of course, the great thing about the solar system as a frontier is that...

Now, of course, the great thing about the solar system as a frontier is that...

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do...

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do...

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea...

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea...

I'm mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science...

I'm mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science...

I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all...

I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all...