Laura Anne Gilman
Laura Anne Gilman
Laura Anne Gilmanis an American fantasy author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
clever character want
Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.
morning mean mind
Manhattan in the morning is a living stream of Purpose; everyone's got a place to be and a problem on their mind. That doesn't mean it's and unfriendly place -- just busy and preoccupied. Personally, I love it. I'm a social creature but there are times and places you just don't want to do more than grunt at your fellow human being.
might painful illusion
The painful truth is that while we might have the illusion, none of us are free.
paranoia caution
Call it not paranoia, but caution.
life naps time
In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
insist
I have opinions, sure, but they're mine, not something I'm going to insist everyone else take as any kind of gospel.
amazing morning
I think getting up every morning is the most amazing thing any of us do. We know what's out there, and yet we keep going.
adapt given nature soil
Winemakers have to adapt to what they're given by nature: the vines, the fruit, the soil and the weather.
time
You're an artist when you're writing, a businessperson the rest of the time.
commented gradual lives novels urban
A reviewer once commented that my urban fantasy novels were paced more like epic fantasy, in that they relied on complex world-building and a gradual immersion in the lives of the characters.
bad bleak cold dorothy grab lord peter tend
I tend not to reread books, because there's always something new to discover, but Dorothy Sayers is a comfort grab for me - there's no mood so bleak or cold so bad that Lord Peter and Bunter can't make it right.
alternate epic fantasy folk history industry tight
When I first started working on 'Staying Dead,' I got some well-meaning but negative feedback from industry folk because - back in 2001 - epic fantasy was still the big thing, alternate history a tight runner-up.