From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.

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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 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 really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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 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...

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...

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'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.

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...

And that's how I start myself. I usually go back a couple of pages, maybe...

And that's how I start myself. I usually go back a couple of pages, maybe...