I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.

A man who casts no shadow isn't really a man at all.

I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax.

You seem to know a lot about it," she said. "And you do subtleties." "Yeah. Like I've always wanted to destroy the Nine Worlds while committing suicide." "Well, there's no need to be rude," protested Sif.

A named thing is a tamed thing.

As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.

If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language.