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

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.

Don't try to write to the trend of the moment.

I've been writing full-time since 1978.

I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.

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

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.