I Haven't Made Up My Mind About

Lester Del Rey Told Me Repeatedly That The First And Most Important Part Of Writing Fiction Is Just To Think About The Story. Don't Write Anything Down. Don't Try To Pull Anything Together Right Away. Just Dream For A While And See What Happens. There Isn't Any Timetable Involved, No Measuring Stick For How Long It Ought To Take. For Each Book, It Is Different. But That Period Of Thinking, Of Reflection, Is Crucial To How Successful Your Story Will Turn Out To Be.

Deception Is Mostly A Game We Play With Ourselves.

The Muse Whispers To You When She Chooses, And You Can't Tell Her To Come Back Later, Because You Quickly Learn In This Business That She Might Not Come Back At All.

For A Writer, Its Very Attractive To Stay In One World For A Time.

We Must Nurture And Love, If Life Is To Have Any Real Meaning. But First We Must Find A Way To Survive Against The Things That Prevent Us From Doing So.