I don't really have guilty pleasures. I like what I like, and I don't worry too much about whether it's supposed to be cool or sophisticated or show that I have good or bad taste or whatever. Ann Leckie badcoolgood Change image and share on social
I do realize the impulse to classify people by the food and art they consume is strong - sometimes I have to remind myself not to do that. Ann Leckie artclassifyconsume Change image and share on social
When I first started writing, I did mostly short fiction, and I'd work on a short story and get near to being done and have no idea what I'd work on next, and then I'd panic. Ann Leckie fictionideapanic Change image and share on social
The ability to live for five hundred years would be an incredible gift. But I greatly fear it would be a gift only for the wealthy - one that might greatly widen the gap between those with access and those without. Ann Leckie abilityaccessfear share on social
Occasionally, I hear grumbles about everything being a series or a trilogy, but apart from the question of them maybe selling more books, I think that there's a real problem in trying to introduce a new world or a new concept while also getting your reader to pay close attention to your characters and themes. Ann Leckie attentionbookcharacter share on social
After about fourth grade, I do remember borrowing my mother's old portable Olivetti and typing stories out on the back of photocopies of journal articles. Ann Leckie articlebackborrow Change image and share on social
Singing together is something human beings just do, and there are hundreds of years worth of just European vocal music available to read and hear. Ann Leckie beingeuropeanhear Change image and share on social
The Internet really lets people connect that wouldn't have in the past, and lets conversations happen and connections happen. Ann Leckie connectconnectionconversation Change image and share on social
Junk food's not going anywhere. The specifics of what's being snacked on, and what's considered 'junk' and what's 'healthy' will change, of course, depending on what's available. Ann Leckie changeconsiderdepend Change image and share on social
Kids are fabulous, but when you're home all day with an infant that can't talk, your brain starts to kind of melt, and I thought, 'I have to do something, or my brain is just going to liquefy.' Ann Leckie braindayfabulous Change image and share on social