You would rather face a life without me than to have me choose a life I would not choose for myself.

Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.

Reddit is not a public utility or a public square; its a privately owned space on the Internet.

Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.

Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.

In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly.

Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us.