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...

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...

But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do.

But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do.

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...

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...

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the...

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the...

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...

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 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...

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.

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 don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without...

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is...

I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is...