When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence mechanism. — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
History is imperfect and biased, and it always, always has omissions. The most common omissions are the bits that the writer of that history… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence mechanism. — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“There's something beautiful about the perfect hashtag. Never underestimate what can be accomplished with a few carefully chosen characters strung together behind a number symbol. At its purest, the hashtag contains and defines and reduces a massive idea down to a single word or phrase. The best ones offer subversive commentary on themselves. Truly, the hashtag is the epic poem… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share
One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“This is not my tragic backstory. I had a great childhood. My mother loved me. I never wanted for money or support. I get… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men.… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
Issues to do with disability, mental health and not being neurotypical often affect many genuine teenagers but are rarely reflected in the fiction they… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
History is not a long series of centuries in which men did all the interesting/important things and women stayed home and twiddled their thumbs… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“So this is me: Friday Valentina. Twenty-year old media studies student at MacArthur University. I’m short and my hair is purple this week. I… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
