I Write Sets Of Books, But I've

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.

Ideas Aren't Magical; The Only Tricky Part Is Holding On To One Long Enough To Get It Written Down.

My Writing Has To Support More Than My Research Habit, But I Love To Curl Up With A Book About Some Dusty Corner Of History.

Im Always Trolling For Trivia.

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.