43 Quotes by Lynn Abbey

Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.

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.

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.

My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.

No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge.

One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia.

That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.

There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause.

It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.