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
beginning followed learning words year
Once I could read, I think writing followed very quickly; I was able to put down my words and letters... So there's just over a year between my learning to read and beginning to write.
characters die drive follow lead lives plot
There are the characters who die but who you follow after death, and they often lead much more interesting lives after they are dead! So the characters usually drive me along, but occasionally the plot has to come first. It can get sticky.
bullied deal great learned parents schools traveled
My parents were dancers, and we traveled around a lot, so I went to some very ropy schools where I learned a lot about being bullied and not a great deal about anything else.
heart mind
Locality is, in my case, unimportant. My mind and heart go where they wish.
children cinema nightmares preview twice
We used to go to the cinema once or twice a week, and they used to preview X-certificate films-those which children couldn't see-and I was terrified, and used to have nightmares just from the previews.
characters strong theme
Usually the characters lead, but sometimes you have such a strong theme that... they won't let you.
depths pain vampires
What I like about vampires is what I like about everything I want to write about, the depths and heights, the pain and joy. Life.
access easier lives people
But all lives are important, all people are important, because everyone is a book. Some people just have easier access to it.
far options several taken
I have been approached several times by the movie industry, who have sometimes taken out options on my work. So far nothing has come of any of this.
hours perhaps specific
I don't have specific aims. Only to keep writing. I need more time, as I said, perhaps 25 hours in a day would be helpful.
explored interest number
My interest in reincarnation... I explored in a number of works.
found french historical utterly version
I started a version of my French historical novel... I found it utterly fascinating.
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.
greek sort though written
I've also written a big fantasy, very much the sort of thing I used to write, set in kind of a Greek world, though with a lot of differences.