I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them look for them in book stores.

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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...

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 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 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.

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

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

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...