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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Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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...

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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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

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

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 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...

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 really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

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 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...