I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.

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The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for...

The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for...

Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive.

Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive.

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back...

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back...

I really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with...

I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with...

I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really...

I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really...

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if...

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if...

I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find...

I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find...

I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move...

I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move...

I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they...

I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they...

And that's how I start myself. I usually go back a couple of pages, maybe...

And that's how I start myself. I usually go back a couple of pages, maybe...

I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since...

I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since...

It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and...

It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and...

I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that...

I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that...

I'm just writing a story that I want to read.

I'm just writing a story that I want to read.

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small...

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small...

Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets,...

Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets,...

I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them...

I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them...

From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story...

From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story...

Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.

Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.