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Quotes of Lynn Abbey
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A good editor-and I don't claim to be one-can deduce the ideal elements of a writer's style and story and administer the necessary guidance to trick the writer into revealing it. (editing and editors)
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story. (writers)
All authors are created equal, but, as the editor, I'm somewhat more equal than all the others. (writers)
Before I was a writer I was a computer programmer. (writers)
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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. (magic)
Editorial processes are subjective, based on what's available at a given moment in time, and ultimately unfair. (editing and editors)
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. (editing and editors)
Every so often I'd be able to write a scene with greater flourish because I'd gotten lucky with my words as I was writing them down, but no surprises. (writers)
Flaws of style and sequence would fairly leap off the page and the means to correct them would, too. (style)
For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel. (writers)
Friends who are not writers try to be sympathetic and understanding of a writer's mood, but, truly, it takes one to know one. (friends and friendsh)
Gamers, especially the game masters, who are the primary audience for any game box, want precision because that's what the players want. (games)
I always make sure I have an escape clause that allows me to pull my name off a project if I have to abandon it. (unknown)
I construct timelines for each story and a master timeline for sequencing the stories in the volume. (story and story-tell)
I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre. (writers)
I don't have any signed contracts right now, but my agent's out there shaking the bushes vigorously. (work)
I don't strive for perfect continuity, which is good, because I'd never achieve it. (work)
I guess it's good to be known for something. (unknown)
I have a problematic relationship with magic: when push comes to shove, I don't believe in it. (relationships)
I have some history books that I come back to when I'm trying to debug my worlds. (books)
I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath. (writers)
I wish I knew how to imagine a short story, because I rather like the form, but they're too time-consuming for me to write on a regular basis. (story and story-tell)
I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans. (writers)
I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command. (writers)
I'm always trolling for trivia. (writers)
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Abbey, Lynn | [2]
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