Lynn Abbey — American Author born on September 18, 1948,

Marilyn Lorraine "Lynn" Abbey is an American computer programmer and author... (wikipedia)

Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.
When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.
I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.
I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.