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

Tell the readers a story! Because without a story, you are merely using words to prove you can string them together in logical sentences.

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

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start

I'm 78, I'm on my pension in Ireland, and all that good stuff

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

People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?