I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.

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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...

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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 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,...

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...

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 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...

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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...

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 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 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 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...

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

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