I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept; they don't want any other type of fiction from me, so Xanth pays my way.
Piers AnthonyI never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can be different from the view outside it. But neither do I just start writing and see what happens; I am far more disciplined than that.
Piers AnthonyWhen I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there.
Piers AnthonyBeing terrified but going ahead and doing what must be doneโthat's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.
Piers AnthonyAt this slower pace the journey took a couple of days, and I fought off a few minor threats along the way --griffins, carnivorous plants, giant serpents, hostile centaurs, that sort of thing, purely routine --and I was beginning to get bored when at last the dusky towers of Castle Roogna hove into view.
Piers Anthony