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"Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims."
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"I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept."
"People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?"
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"I have my good days and my bad days, but I don't have as much energy as I used to back when I was young and foolish and didn't count the cost - and it takes a lot - to write."
"I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel."
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