Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.

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I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you...

I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you...

We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.

We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.

My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers -...

My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers -...

In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them...

In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them...

After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with...

After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with...

My interests are different now than they were thirty years ago.

My interests are different now than they were thirty years ago.

Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of...

Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of...

For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.

For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way...

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way...

On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in...

On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in...

I want you, as a reader, to experience what I experience, to let that other...

I want you, as a reader, to experience what I experience, to let that other...

I haven't made up my mind about doing anymore Landover books.

I haven't made up my mind about doing anymore Landover books.

I remember one winter, when I was about five or six, I spent three days...

I remember one winter, when I was about five or six, I spent three days...

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural...

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural...

Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual...

Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual...

I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.

I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.

I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take...

I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take...

We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and...

We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and...

I didn't want readers to have to make allowances for what they couldn't see, but...

I didn't want readers to have to make allowances for what they couldn't see, but...

What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling...

What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling...