From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it.

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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...

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...

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them...

I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them...

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...

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...

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if...

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if...

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 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...

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...

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small...

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small...

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...