Normal' Is A Dryer Setting.

When I Was Starting Out, I Did Not Do Short Fiction Well, Because I Kept Wanting To Write Books.

When A Person Responds Emotionally To Intellectual Things, Or Emotionally Only To Traditional Emotional Things - I Find That An Interesting Break Between Myself And Some Other Writers And Fans.

Having To Struggle Gave Me The Chance To Demonstrate Strength Of Character.

I Always Thought My Questions Were Wrong Questions Because No One Else Asked Them. Maybe No One Thought Of Them. Maybe Darkness Got There First. Maybe I Am The First Light Touching A Gulf Of Ignorance... Maybe My Questions Matter.

But In Fantasy, You Can Make A Complete Break, And You Can Put People In A Situation Where They Are Confronted With Things That They Would Not Confront In The Real World.