Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee
Tanith Leewas a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book, and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award, for her book Death's Master...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 September 1947
changes finishing hours life meant morning physical range rarely reasonable stamina time work
I used to work all hours of day and night, but changes in my life and physical stamina have meant that now I rarely work so long as I did-4 in the morning was a reasonable time to me, for finishing up. That isn't in my range any more.
anyone interested keeping starting throw typed
I used to throw away my holograph manuscripts after I'd typed them, but I'm keeping a lot of them now, because obviously, at 50, I'm starting to think, if anyone ever is interested in me after I'm dead, they can look and see.
characters strong theme
Usually the characters lead, but sometimes you have such a strong theme that... they won't let you.
soul flesh hamper
The soul is a magician. Only living flesh hampers it.
wish ifs
Never be afraid of a cliché, if it expresses what you wish to say.
dream may mercy
We all have our dreams. May we find them, and God have mercy on us when we do.
boards mary
I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.
play fascinated
When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.
dark evil force
I began to feel lighthearted. Don't ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe.
running running-away trouble
If you run away from trouble, it always follows.
horse night sky
World's flying like birds; my car's in flight. The city lights are spattered on my windshield like the fragments of the night. And I'm in flight. The sky's a wheel, a merry-go-round of wings and snow and steel, and fire. We'll tread the sky, we'll ride the scarlet horses.
mother children fairy-stories
As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
casting vote genre
Genre categories are irrelevant. I dislike them, but I do not have the casting vote.
extravagance way subtle
Archetypes are universal, and, in subtle or extravagant ways, interchangeable.