At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe.

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The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is...

The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is...

We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.

We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and...

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and...

The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader...

The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader...

The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not...

The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not...

I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to...

I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to...

If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book.

If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book.

People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away...

People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away...

I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who...

I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who...

Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background...

Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background...

The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal...

The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal...

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity...

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity...

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true...

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true...

Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the...

Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the...