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

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.

Illness and accidents were mysterious manifestations of the war of the spirits, fought on the battleground of the body.

It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years.

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

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

When you are alone, you have all the time in the world to practice whistling like a bird. When there is no one in the world you can turn to, a horse or .even a lion may give you companionship. When you don't know if there is anyone in the world like you, you seek contact with something living however you can