I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom

I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens

I didn't mean to stay up all night to finish Windhaven, but I had to!

A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.