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

My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckly; the rest is subject to change without notice.

Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there.

Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them.

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

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept