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.

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've learned that I get blocked when my subconscious mind is telling me that I've taken the work in a wrong direction, and that once I start listening to what my subconscious is trying to tell me, I can work out the problem and get moving again.

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.

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

I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.