But Ship Who Sang remains my favorite story. I really rocked folks with that and still cannot read it aloud myself without weeping at the end

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

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

I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage

I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway

I have my good days and my bad days, but I don't have as much energy as I used to back when I was young and foolish and didn't count the cost - and it takes a lot - to write