Lynn Abbey ( 10 of 11 )
For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.
For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, read more
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer.
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.
During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as read more
During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as many theories as to how magic worked as there were cultures and religions.
Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the read more
Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the tide washes up at their feet.
I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end read more
I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.
I'm always trolling for trivia.
I'm always trolling for trivia.
I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as read more
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 write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.
I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.
