I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start off with a novel right off, or a trilogy, or even a nine-book series. That's like starting in at rock climbing by tackling Mt. Everest. Short stories help you learn your craft.

He had found over the years that silence sometimes yielded more than questions. And so it was this time.

A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.

I had this desire to see the world. I couldn't see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that's why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age.

I have always been a dark writer.

They can keep their heaven. When I die, I’d sooner go to Middle Earth.

Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.