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

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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 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 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 really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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 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...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...