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.

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.

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.

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

I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.

No, my publisher has always done the marketing.

She lifted the drooping muzzle with both hands...It was a special embrace saved for special occasions.