Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy.

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.

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.

I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.

I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.

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

Again Creb grunted. It was the usual noncommittal comment used by men when responding to a woman. It carried only enough meaning to indicate the woman had been understood, without acknowledging too much significance in what she said.