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I'm One Of Those Writers Who, When Writing, Believes She's God-and That She Hasn't Bestowed Free Will On Any Of Her Characters. In That Sense There Are No Surprises In Any Of My Books.

If You Write, One Of The Questions You're Always Trying To Answer Is, Where Do You Get Your Ideas? And, If You Write, You Know How Pointless A Question This Is And How Difficult It Is To Answer.

The Money Can Be Decent, But I Really Don't Recommend The Work-for-hire Route As An Entry Into Publishing. Too Many Things Can Go Wrong.

Short-story Writing Requires An Exquisite Sense Of Balance. Novelists, Frankly, Can Get Away With More. A Novel Can Have A Dull Spot Or Two, Because The Reader Has Made A Different Commitment.

That Bedrock Faith That I Could Write Was What Blinded Me To Attempts To Discourage Me.