I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me.

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

The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community - by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself.

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

Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.

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.