I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.
More Quotes from Lynn Abbey:
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.Lynn Abbey
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.
Lynn Abbey
It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.
Lynn Abbey
Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.
Lynn Abbey
When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.
Lynn Abbey
Once you've invested hundreds of hours in creating a coherent universe, your story's grown to around a half-million words and can't be written as anything less than a trilogy.
Lynn Abbey
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