I myself was born in Sacramento, California in 1966.

I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and technology, so in that way fantasy is easier.

Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing.

As far as the writing goes, I started telling stories as soon as I could talk, and started writing them down as soon as I could string words together.

I'm told my SF is of the hard variety and my Fantasy is romantic but hopefully all the characters are strong and the plots are lively.

The Lord of the Rings movie set an entirely new standard for fantasy in the movies.

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.