I've been writing full-time since 1978.

I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.

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.

Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you're connecting with them on a personal level.

Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.

In loquaciousness lay insanity.

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