In so much SF, either gender roles are the ones we're used to in the here and now, only transported to the future, or else they're supposedly different, but characters still are slotting into various stereotypes. Ann Leckie characterfuturegender share on social
I've been surprised at the number of people who were really angry that I tried to convey gender neutrality by using a gendered pronoun. Ann Leckie angryconveygender Change image and share on social
The '70s was a decade that was crammed with prominent women science fiction writers, and a lot of women made their debut in that decade or really came to prominence. Ann Leckie 70scramdebut Change image and share on social
Writing was something I always as a kid thought would be fabulous and glamorous to be a writer. Ann Leckie fabulousglamorouskid Change image and share on social
The 'science' in 'science fiction' isn't just physics and engineering. It can also be linguistics, anthropology, and psychology. Ann Leckie anthropologyengineerfiction Change image and share on social
I've seen music and songs used in stories, and while sometimes it works really well, often it doesn't. Ann Leckie havemusicsong Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I had no perception whatever that science fiction was supposed to be a boys' club. Ann Leckie boyclubfiction Change image and share on social
I think I made my first short fiction sale in 2005. I had been writing unsuccessfully before that. Ann Leckie fictionmakesale Change image and share on social
Does getting an award make you happy? When you imagine yourself at the ceremony, you're always so eloquent and gracious. In reality, it's kind of awkward. Ann Leckie awardawkwardceremony Change image and share on social
I've been a fan of Jack Vance since before I was in high school. Ann Leckie fanhavehigh Change image and share on social
