There's certainly more new SF available than when I started writing. That means there's also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good i….

The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for….

Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance..

How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all..

An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness.

Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend..

I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. Last year I went to a worldcon for the first….

Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF ….

There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics..

I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web..

The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing..

Don't try to write to the trend of the moment..