Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey
Marilyn Lorraine "Lynn" Abbeyis an American computer programmer and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 September 1948
CountryUnited States of America
intuition stories story-writers
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.
magic culture theory
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.
trivia
Im always trolling for trivia.
fantasy-novels stories imagine
I'm not constrained by being a genre writer. Any story I can imagine, I can cast as a fantasy novel and probably get it published.
typewriters trying use
No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge.
passion historical trivia
One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia.
unexpected applause compare
There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause.
stories helium dense
I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.
commitment writing two
Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.
literature decent publishing
The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong.
editors feet tides
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.
discouragement dense
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.
american-author hoping riding since time written
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.
american-author goes notion
When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.