I Sold My Very First Novel When

Wouldn't You Like To Have An Augmented Memory Chip That You Could Plug Into Your Head So You Don't Have To Look Everything Up And Remember Everything?

I Don't Think The Author Should Make The Reader Do That Much Work To Remember Who Somebody Is.

I Got To Spend All Of My Time Every Day At Work Reading And Editing Papers About Cutting-edge Technical Research And Getting Paid For It. Then I'd Go Home At Night And Turn What I Learned Into Science Fiction Stories.

That's What People Need To Remember About Reviewers; Opinions Can Be All Over The Spectrum, And You Just Need To Find A Reviewer Whose Tastes Match Your Own.

It Was Like There Was A Pile Of Kindling That Was In The Back Of My Imagination Just Waiting There. Once I Lit It, It Just Flared Up And I Kept Getting Ideas And Ideas.