When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was always where my passions were as a young girl, and so I studied folklore as a college student…

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I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There...

I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There...

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count...

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count...

I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and...

I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and...

I'm working on a very long series of paintings based on desert folklore.

I'm working on a very long series of paintings based on desert folklore.

But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film.

But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film.

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a...

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a...

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from...

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from...

A good novel editor is invisible.

A good novel editor is invisible.

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy...

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy...

I was a great fan of Jim Henson.

I was a great fan of Jim Henson.

Robert Jordan, whether he's writing with passion or not, I don't know.

Robert Jordan, whether he's writing with passion or not, I don't know.

We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience...

We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience...

There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and...

There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and...

When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody...

When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody...

I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in...

I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in...

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material....

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material....

I'd like to encourage people to please keep reading-and most importantly, to please keep trying...

I'd like to encourage people to please keep reading-and most importantly, to please keep trying...

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

Filmmaking can be a fine art.

Filmmaking can be a fine art.

In more recent years, I've become more and more fascinated with the indigenous folklore of...

In more recent years, I've become more and more fascinated with the indigenous folklore of...