I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with people who were different, not just superficially different - such as hair colour, or eye colour, or skin colour - but different in some significant…

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No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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'm just writing a story that I want to read.

I'm just writing a story that I want to read.

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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 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...

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.