In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

If you're crazy, there's two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.

How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.

I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.

The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.