I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my living from doing what I love. You can't get any better than that.

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.

I would like immortality.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.