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

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.

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

Fear has its uses but cowardice has none.

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

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

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