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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...