My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Idea Fairy. In the morning, the milk is gone and there's a brand-new shiny idea by the…

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All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got...

All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got...

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do...

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do...

I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all...

I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all...

I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and...

I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and...

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying...

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying...

Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us....

Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us....

The Lord of the Rings movie set an entirely new standard for fantasy in the...

The Lord of the Rings movie set an entirely new standard for fantasy in the...

Now, of course, the great thing about the solar system as a frontier is that...

Now, of course, the great thing about the solar system as a frontier is that...

I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more...

I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more...

I'm mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science...

I'm mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science...

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal...

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal...

So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion...

So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion...

Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning...

Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning...

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea...

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea...

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their...

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their...

I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I...

I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I...

I feel SF is going through an experimental phase right now.

I feel SF is going through an experimental phase right now.

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

I suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have...

I suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have...

Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as...

Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as...