For Me, Writing A Short Story Is

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.

There Is Nothing That Compares To An Unexpected Round Of Applause.

A Good Short-story Writer Has An Instinct For Sketching In Just Enough Background To Ground The Specific Story.

I'm Not Constrained By Being A Genre Writer. Any Story I Can Imagine, I Can Cast As A Fantasy Novel And Probably Get It Published.

It Took Me About 12 Years To Reach My Million-word Mark. The Challenge Now Is To Continue To Challenge Myself.