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

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

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

Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.

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

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

An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.