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

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No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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

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

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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 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 really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than...

Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than...

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.

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 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...

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I...

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and...

I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and...

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...