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

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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,...

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...

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 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 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 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 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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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...

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...

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.

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...

I really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...