I did several interesting jobs, working in restaurants, I worked at a lab rat farm, feeding and watering all these rats. Then I got a full-time job as a technical writer for a large scientific research laboratory.

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Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. It's something you really need...

Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. It's something you really need...

We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to...

We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to...

It was like there was a pile of kindling that was in the back of...

It was like there was a pile of kindling that was in the back of...

Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too.

Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too.

I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every...

I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every...

I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing...

I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing...

We wanted to write the first prequels as a story that anyone could pick up.

We wanted to write the first prequels as a story that anyone could pick up.

I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings,...

I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings,...

I'm talking to you and it's basically a direct communication, whereas if I'm writing a...

I'm talking to you and it's basically a direct communication, whereas if I'm writing a...

In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people...

In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people...

The great secret behind classified projects is that most of them are so utterly boring...

The great secret behind classified projects is that most of them are so utterly boring...

I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a...

I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a...

Of course you don't make any noise in space, because there's no air.

Of course you don't make any noise in space, because there's no air.

Each book will have a lot of cliffhangers, because I like that.

Each book will have a lot of cliffhangers, because I like that.

Wouldn't you like to have an augmented memory chip that you could plug into your...

Wouldn't you like to have an augmented memory chip that you could plug into your...

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the...

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the...

The people who make policy decisions should damned well know what they are talking about...

The people who make policy decisions should damned well know what they are talking about...

One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to...

One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to...

There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of...

There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of...

I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of...

I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of...