Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.

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

I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.

Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have a problem with that.

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

The mass-market paperback, for one, is too expensive.

I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.