Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels.

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When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the...

When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the...

Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to...

Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to...

At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails.

At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails.

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of...

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of...

At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet.

At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet.

When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so...

When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so...

SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the...

SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the...

I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance...

I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance...

I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound...

I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound...

I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that...

I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that...

I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about....

I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about....

I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after...

I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after...

If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your...

If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your...

No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of...

No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of...

I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth.

I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth.

One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse,...

One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse,...

I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my...

I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my...

Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at...

Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at...

In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here...

In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here...

As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly...

As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly...