Why Fantasy

Silver Princess began as an attempt to record something that had happened to me, personally. As I wrote in the third person, I accidentally created a character with her own distinct personality and story to be told.
I found myself working in fantasy because it was easy for me to mold and shape. Most genres require a certain deference to existing rules, like gravity or time. Fantasy, on the other hand, is an absolutely blank canvas to be filled with the story as it is created.
I should probably admit that I rarely worry about describing what a character is wearing; in fact, I usually don't know. In general, my characters are wearing modest, sensible clothes that suit the occasion - a dress for a dance and slacks for riding. Right, moving on. ;-)
As a reader I find myself far more interested in what the character is doing and why than in what they are wearing. My style of writing reflects that preference. Silver Majesty was almost a teaching exercise for me. I still spent most of my word count on events rather than clothes and furniture, but I began to enjoy adding a little color and depth to Princess Rebecca's world.
I look forward to finishing Silver Sagas with the third story, whose title I'm still searching for. I also look forward to trying a new genre for me, science fiction. I have written a few short stories in that genre but nothing I was really satisfied with until lately. More on that later. :-)