The muse whispers to you when she chooses, and you can't tell her to come back later, because you quickly learn in this business that she might not come back at all.

Fiction writers are strange beasts. They are, like all writers, observers first and foremost. Everything that happens to and around them is potential material for a story, and they look at it that way.

Faith, Princess," the Prism Cat repeated. "It is a highly underrated weapon against the dark things in this world.

A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level.

This is for writers yet to be published who think the uphill climb will never end. Keep believing. This is also for published writers grown jaded by the process. Remember how lucky you are.

If you don't think there is magic in writing, you probably won't write anything magical.