Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

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

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

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...

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...

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...