Art was as much in the activity as in the results. Works of art were not just the finished product, but the thought, the action, the process that created them.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for the story.

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around.

You weren't being punished. You were waiting for me.

Life is neither static nor unchanging. With no individuality, there can be no change, no adaptation and, in an inherently changing world, any species unable to adapt is also doomed.

I'm just writing a story that I want to read.