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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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...

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...

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...

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern...

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern...

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...

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...

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect...

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges...

Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges...

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...

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....

I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This...

I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This...

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 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...

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...

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.