Q1. What is your favorite word? Iktsuarpok is an Inuit word for the feeling of anticipation you get when expecting a visitor, which causes you to keep going outside to see if you can see them approaching. I like it because it reminds me of the feeling you get as an author, when you’ve sent off a manuscript and you’re waiting for a reply from an agent or editor – you just keep hitting refresh on your inbox in the hop of seeing that email arrive. Q2. What is your least favorite word? My least favourite word at the moment is ‘pacific’ – not because I have anything against the word itself, or the ocean of that name; it just irritates me when people use ‘pacific’ when they mean ‘specific’. Q3. How has social media helped your career? Writing can be a solitary profession, and Twitter has become my equivalent of the office water cooler – a place where I can take a quick break from work to chat with colleagues and friends. It has enabled me to engage with the SF&F community and now, when I go to conventions, I get to meet and hang out with people I...