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“No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge.”

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I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.

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A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

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Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.

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It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.

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It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.

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