Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smithis an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adults as well as adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
fan fiction history largely women
The history of fan fiction demonstrates how efficient, and effective, women have been at pooling together to get what they want out of their stories. It's been a largely female-driven world.
rain passion tangled
The only noise now was the rain, pattering softly with the magnificent indifference of nature for the tangled passions of humans.
falling-in-love men thinking
No, I don't think I could fall in love with him, handsome though he is, because I don't accept any of that huff he gives me about my great beauty and all that. I'd have to trust a man's words before I could love him. I think.
self gloves stones
One doesn't lose a self, like a pair of gloves or a pine. We learn and change, or we harden into stone.
spring growth normal
Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.
idiot
Everyone is an idiot," I stated. "Except me.
faces world crown-duel
Because you showed one face to all the rest of the world, and another to me.
laughter wish and-love
So let me end with the wish that you find the same kind of happyiness, and laughter, and love, that I have found, and that you have the wisdon to make them last.
critical early earn enthusiasm lack publishers sending stuff teen thirteen took total turned typical typing
When I turned thirteen and took a typing class, with typical early teen enthusiasm and total lack of critical ability, I started sending my stuff to publishers once I'd babysat long enough to earn the postage.