Sarah Zettel (born December 14, 1966) is an American science fiction, fantasy and mystery author. Read full biography of Sarah Zettel →
Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and... →
All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got me to wondering how the exploration of the Solar System would be... →
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... →
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.... →
When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking.
Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead... →
Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as well.
I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind.
I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve... →
So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion was creating that advanced society which had ideas about morality and proper... →
If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally... →
Now, of course, the great thing about the solar system as a frontier is that there are no Indians, so you can have all the glory of the myth of the... →
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 (born December 14, 1966) is an American science fiction, fantasy and mystery author.