“I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.”

I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.

I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.

When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you’re connecting with them on a personal level.

All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.

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.

I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.

Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.

I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.

It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.

Living gives you a better understanding of life.

An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness

I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.

Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.

I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.

Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.

But it’s become very clear the past nine years that some Americans truly resent thinking before they speak.

With trials, you become wiser.

In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.

Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.

The Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it’s really up to them to change their behavior.

When you get a little older, you’ll see how easy it is to become lured by the female of the species.

That become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are.

The more you tour, the better the band gets, and you get caught up in a lot more things than just traveling. It becomes a way to survive.