Fiction reveals truths that re...

I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and exp...

Truth titillates the imagination far...

I ask questions. I watch the world. And what I have discovered is that the parts of my fiction that people most tell me are 'unbelievable' are those tha...

Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which m...

The thing that most attracts me to historical fiction is taking the factual record as far as it is known, using that as scaffolding, and then letting imaginatio...

Science fiction is a way that I can go into the abstract, go into the imagination, and audien...

So often, science fiction helps to get young people interested in science. That's why I don't mind talking about science f...

I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagina...

For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the...

To me, stretching the capabilities of my imagination is a crucial aspect of writing fiction; you c...

A work of fiction is conceived very much the same way as a dream occurs in the mind of a sleeper. But a lo...