Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect." "Living gives you a better understanding of life. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. I may go again this year." "I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web." "I've been writing full-time since 1978." "In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known." "Keep writing. Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility." "I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new." "I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note." "I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent. I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters." "I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. For fantasy, none at all." "I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I was going to be a lawyer, but I got saved." "How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Check out popular video games." "Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. That's where the real danger lies." "Don't try to write to the trend of the moment." "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." "Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you're connecting with them on a personal level." "Dawn was written well before 9/11. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly." "Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. "Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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