I've Been Writing Full-time Since 1978.

Dawn Was Written Well Before 9/11. People Speak A Lot Today About The Banality Of Evil, But Not All Evil Is Banal. Some Of It Is Carefully Structured And Well-thought-out. That's Where The Real Danger Lies.

Growing Up, I Never Gave A Thought To Being A Writer. All I Ever Wanted To Be Was A Traveler And Explorer. Science-fiction Allowed Me To Go Places That Were Otherwise Inaccessible, Which Is Why I Started Reading It.

I See The Jedi Mission As Giving Up A Normal Life In Exchange For Protecting The Innocent. It's A Life Of Sacrifice. There Are Rewards, But Also A Certain Degree Of Sterility.

If You're Crazy, There's Two Things You Can Do To Make Yourself Feel Better: One Is To Get Yourself Cured. The Other Is To Make Everyone You Have To Deal With Crazy.

Keep Writing. Try To Do A Little Bit Every Day, Even If The Result Looks Like Crap. Getting From Page Four To Page Five Is More Important Than Spending Three Weeks Getting Page Four Perfect.