I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and I'm not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my…

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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...

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...

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, 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...

I really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

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...

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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 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...

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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

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

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...

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...