Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning them into stories, now, that's the hard work.

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

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...

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...

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect...

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect...

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 suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have...

I suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have...

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

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...

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

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

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal...

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal...

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...

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....

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...

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...