So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion was creating that advanced society which had ideas about morality and proper use of natural resources that were radically different from ours, as the Europeans…

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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 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...

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...

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...

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

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...

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...

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....

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...

My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out...

My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 feel SF is going through an experimental phase right now.

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

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...