I started writing seriously about 1960, at the fairly advanced age of 30.

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More immediately, I'm currently working on another Dracula in which there will be connections with...

More immediately, I'm currently working on another Dracula in which there will be connections with...

I wouldn't like to just do one story or one type of stories all the...

I wouldn't like to just do one story or one type of stories all the...

And what we know, or think we know, about the universe of space and time...

And what we know, or think we know, about the universe of space and time...

I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do...

I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do...

The Swords were still interesting but by then a cast of characters had started to...

The Swords were still interesting but by then a cast of characters had started to...

I have some good stories yet to tell.

I have some good stories yet to tell.

There's a big overlap with the people you meet at the fantasy and science fiction...

There's a big overlap with the people you meet at the fantasy and science fiction...

The Berserkers have been with me for about forty years, and we're not done yet.

The Berserkers have been with me for about forty years, and we're not done yet.

Mysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of...

Mysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of...

I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines of the time, I could do...

I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines of the time, I could do...

Only towards the end of this process are any of the chapters in fully readable...

Only towards the end of this process are any of the chapters in fully readable...

At this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making...

At this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making...

Actually ideas are everywhere. It's the paperwork, that is, sitting down and thinking them into...

Actually ideas are everywhere. It's the paperwork, that is, sitting down and thinking them into...

I don't know why a computer game can't be an art form just as a...

I don't know why a computer game can't be an art form just as a...

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two...

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two...

The same tools that make any writer good, plus a cheerful willingness to suspend belief.

The same tools that make any writer good, plus a cheerful willingness to suspend belief.

Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history.

Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history.

My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for...

My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for...

Probably all the books I've ever written have been efforts to define the boundaries of...

Probably all the books I've ever written have been efforts to define the boundaries of...

The comments I most appreciate come from ordinary readers who've happened on one of my...

The comments I most appreciate come from ordinary readers who've happened on one of my...