I Write Early In The Morning, Usually

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 Is A Matter For Future Historians Of The Field.

Living Gives You A Better Understanding Of Life. I Would Hope That My Characters Have Become Deeper And More Rounded Personalities. Wider Travels Have Given Me Considerably Greater Insight Into How Cultural Differences Affect Not Only People, But Politics And Art.

In One Book, Cachalot, Just For My Own Amusement, Every Character Is Based Directly On Someone I Have Known.

Growing Up, I Never Gave A Thought To Being A Writer. All I Ever Wanted To Be Was A Traveler And Explorer. Science-fiction Allowed Me To Go Places That Were Otherwise Inaccessible, Which Is Why I Started Reading It.

An Apex Is Always Surrounded Only By Emptiness