For Me, Writing A Short Story Is

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.

During The Many Centuries That Magic, Here On This Planet, Was Presumed To Have Worked, There Were At Least As Many Theories As To How Magic Worked As There Were Cultures And Religions.

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.

When I'm Not Writing Or Tweaking My Computer, I Do Embroidery. When I'm Not Plunging Into The Past, Tweaking, Or Embroidering, I'm Reading Books About History, Computers, Or Embroidery.

I Do Have A Small Collection Of Traditional Sf Ideas Which I've Never Been Able To Sell. I'm Known As A Fantasy Writer And Neither My Agent Nor My Editors Want To Risk My Brand By Jumping Genre.