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

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

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

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

Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. Writing has been so much a part of my life that I'm really quite annoyed that I can't do as much as I used to.

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.