“Movies are extremely imitative of one another. Whatever works, people will try t…” — Octavia E. Butler

Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you.

No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.

I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership.

I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time.