I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.

Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made.

I also felt guilty about the three pens I'd stolen, but only for a second. And since there was no convenient way to give them back, I stole a bottle of ink before I left.

It's hard for a newbie author to get noticed.

In my opinion there are two basic questions that any writer tries to answer. "What is?" is the question non-fiction asks. "What if?" is the question fiction asks. That's the question I'm more interested in.

Speculative fiction is where my heart lies. It's what I read growing up, and it's what I read as an adult.

A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike.