Only towards the end of this process are any of the chapters in fully readable condition, a state of affairs that used to alarm my wife. But Joan's got used to it. Fred Saberhagen affairalarmchapter Change image and share on social
There's a big overlap with the people you meet at the fantasy and science fiction cons. Fred Saberhagen bigconnfantasy Change image and share on social
Mysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of spoiling the fun. Fred Saberhagen fearfunmystery Change image and share on social
The same tools that make any writer good, plus a cheerful willingness to suspend belief. Fred Saberhagen beliefcheerfulgood Change image and share on social
I started writing seriously about 1960, at the fairly advanced age of 30. Fred Saberhagen advanceagefairly Change image and share on social
I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been a problem. Fred Saberhagen afflictampleblock Change image and share on social
If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do. Fred Saberhagen determinationingredientluck Change image and share on social