Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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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...

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 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 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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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 really fell in love with Africa.

I really fell in love with Africa.