For some reason, people think of me as someone who can do anything I want. And I'm not. You know, I need someone to put up the money.
So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.
We've been back since July, but I spent some time with the family in the south of France over the summer. We rented a house with another couple and took it easy.