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Started writing science fiction with his new computer in the mid-90s. Put his books away when publishing houses weren't interested.
A friend kept telling him to self-publish, and he finally did in 2011. The first year he sold 30,000 copies. He's been writing ever since.
If the story is good, the book cover is not a deal breaker for readers.
How to write aliens that are not just humans with bumps.
Used to do world-building way in advance of writing the story, but now he's learned it can "get in the way of a free-flowing narrative". Now he makes sure it supports the story.
The story comes first.
Creating different mental frameworks for different characters.
Used to be a pantser, but now he's a plotter and why.

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