I don't think anybody submits their first story and sells right away. Ann Leckie sellstorysubmit Change image and share on social
I can't see potato chips being popular where there's not land to grow potatoes in or where frying in lots of oil isn't easy or convenient. Ann Leckie chipconvenienteasy Change image and share on social
Fortunately or unfortunately, NaNoWriMo requires you to write at a breakneck pace, so I got used to just pushing on through. Ann Leckie breakneckfortunatelynanowrimo Change image and share on social
Food is an excellent way to do very elegant worldbuilding - the kind that can make a fictional world seem real, like it extends way past the edges of the frame. Ann Leckie edgeelegantexcellent Change image and share on social
You write alone, but you write hoping that there will be readers who will connect with what you write, and it's so wonderful and amazing - I can't even tell you - when that actually happens. Ann Leckie amazeconnecthope 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
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