I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true.

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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 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...

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.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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'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...

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...

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...

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small...

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...