I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.

I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength is.

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.

I was reluctant to talk about my kids on the blog. I kept telling myself, "People aren't coming here for stories about your kids. They want to hear about the upcoming books, writing advice, conventions..."

I'm not implying that fantasy is for kids. I'm saying that more and more people are finally realizing that there's more to fantasy stories than elves and wizards and goblin armies.

You can't write good characters if you can't imagine what it's like being in another person's skin. And if you can imagine that, you naturally want other people's lives to be better. You want to make that happen.

You may have heard of me.