N.C. Stow asked Eric Michael Craig:

You have had a brilliant career that certainly helps you create worlds readers can believe in. Would you say that there is a message that connects your different works?

Eric Michael Craig Hope dies hard. Hope is fundamental to humans regardless of our situation. Facing insurmountable situations, humanity’s greatest strength as a species is that we NEVER give up. I always keep that close to the center of my story telling. I think it is a common language that binds everyone to the narrative of a story.

Of course the other side of that is that sometimes hope works against us too. I don’t know how many times I have heard people in flood zones or earthquake prone areas say “we will rebuild…”

When does it go from hopeful to stubborn, or just stupid?

Hope dies hard, but it wouldn’t hurt for hope to get smarter too!

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