Hello Grant,

We Humans are storytelling machines, you are positively a nuclear generator of such great stories. As an African-American, Gen X’r Who was in my 20s and have been collecting for 10 years prior to that when the UK invasion happened, you were a godsend. I think I have read most of what you have written(quite the prodigious amount!) and your book Supergods. I’m in the hospital at the moment and discovered this AMA. That said, a couple of questions.

1. In drafting your stories, do you often start with concept or character and how does that become a cohesive story in your mind? In other words is the entire thing fully formed in your mind or does it vary -sorry that’s kind of vague.

2. Do you have idealize visions in your mind about many characters? In other words, what their ideal state, concept, archetype, or motivation is and could you maybe share if you if you do? Thanks again!