Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before makin….

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

I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another,….

It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it..

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

I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and need them all..

I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless c….

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

If the fiercest conglomerate monsters had souls, with all that implied, who could condemn them as evil?.

When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most cl….

As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them. It's not that the books are bad; editors won….

Robert Jordan... is a lot of writer.

The library is a place of mental diversion, learning, and comfort for anyone who has an intellect. I know of no librarian who when asked for food fo….

Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!.

Dor woke again as dawn came. The sun had somehow gotten around to the east, where the land was, and dried off so that it could shine again..

What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit..

Barbarian --A Code of Conduct honored by all true barbarian warriors, requiring excellent coordination with weapons, closeness to nature, awkwardness….

If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case..