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That Bedrock Faith That I Could Write Was What Blinded Me To Attempts To Discourage Me.

Once You've Invested Hundreds Of Hours In Creating A Coherent Universe, Your Story's Grown To Around A Half-million Words And Can't Be Written As Anything Less Than A Trilogy.

I Do Have A Small Collection Of Traditional Sf Ideas Which I've Never Been Able To Sell. I'm Known As A Fantasy Writer And Neither My Agent Nor My Editors Want To Risk My Brand By Jumping Genre.

Short-story Writing Requires An Exquisite Sense Of Balance. Novelists, Frankly, Can Get Away With More. A Novel Can Have A Dull Spot Or Two, Because The Reader Has Made A Different Commitment.

Neophyte Writers Tend To Believe That There Is Something Magical About Ideas And That If They Can Just Get A Hold Of A Good One, Then Their Futures Are Ensured.