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

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims

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 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

James Blish told me I had the worst case of "said bookism" (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me to limit the verbs to said, replied, asked, and answered and only when absolutely necessary.

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

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