Even after Sword was published, I was still only thinking about the next book, Elfstones.

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We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.

We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.

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...

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...

A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and...

A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 -...

When I was a kid, we had to rely on our imaginations for entertainment.

When I was a kid, we had to rely on our imaginations for entertainment.

I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books...

I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books...

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...

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...

Fantasy is the only canvas large enough for me to paint on.

Fantasy is the only canvas large enough for me to paint on.

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...

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 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...