I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.

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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...

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 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...

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 really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 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...

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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...