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. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the tide washes up at… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
Neophyte writers tend to believe that there is something magical about ideas and that if they can just get a hold of a good… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
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… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as many theories as to… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
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,… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
