See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers.

We didn't have a phone when I was a kid, and I was too shy to smash any public phones, and our town didn't have a pool hall either, so I had to hang out at the public library - and anyway, I told myself stories.

I found some time ago that I have to be careful, while working on a novel, what I read.

I usually like whatever I've recently finished best.

I think these days an SF connection would be a boost to other books; I'm sure more people have read my two little detective puzzles because of the SF connection.

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only more expensive.