I'm working on a very long series of paintings based on desert folklore.

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The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was...

The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was...

Since fantasy isn't about technology, the accelleration has no impact at all. But it's changed...

Since fantasy isn't about technology, the accelleration has no impact at all. But it's changed...

There's that old adage about how there's only seven plots in the world and Shakespeare's...

There's that old adage about how there's only seven plots in the world and Shakespeare's...

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy...

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy...

Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need...

Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need...

I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in...

I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in...

In more recent years, I've become more and more fascinated with the indigenous folklore of...

In more recent years, I've become more and more fascinated with the indigenous folklore of...

A good novel editor is invisible.

A good novel editor is invisible.

I'm also looking for gems that the average reader might have missed.

I'm also looking for gems that the average reader might have missed.

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and...

There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and...

But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film.

But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film.

I'm an artist, I'm not an academic folklorist.

I'm an artist, I'm not an academic folklorist.

When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody...

When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody...

I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and...

I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and...

Robert Jordan, whether he's writing with passion or not, I don't know.

Robert Jordan, whether he's writing with passion or not, I don't know.

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count...

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count...

Filmmaking can be a fine art.

Filmmaking can be a fine art.

We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience...

We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience...

My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my...

My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my...