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Lynn Abbey quotes

American Author January 1, 1948

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Lynn Abbey quote: "One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia."
One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia. Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey quote: "That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to..."
That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me. 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
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer. Lynn Abbey
The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong. Lynn Abbey
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. 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
Lynn Abbey quote: "It's possible to become so comfortable with one's style and..."
It's possible to become so comfortable with one's style and structure that one ceases to grow. Lynn Abbey
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. Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey quote: "You can't tell how heavy somebody else's load is just from..."
You can't tell how heavy somebody else's load is just from looking. The Lord doesn't give us more than we can carry Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey quote: "Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to..."
Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey quote: "It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The..."
It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself. 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
Lynn Abbey quote: "When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to..."
When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat. Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey quote: "I'm dense when it comes to discouragement."
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement. Lynn Abbey

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