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.

Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.

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

If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.

Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.

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.