I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get.

Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part.

Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can.

That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door.

I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.

I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.

How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.