Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An authors life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is. – Sarah Zettel
My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Idea Fairy. In the morning, the milk is gone and theres a brand-new shiny idea by the bowl. – Sarah Zettel
Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science fiction author who wants to create life there. However, as I began to research it more thoroughly, I found myself intrigued by the possibilities the world offers. – Sarah Zettel
I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and technology, so in that way fantasy is easier. – Sarah Zettel
I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri