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
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
The lessons of slushing and editing build up over time, and you're not necessarily thinking about them while you're working, but they're in the back of your mind, probably influencing your choices. Ann Leckie backbuildchoice Change image and 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
I'm not going to pretend that I never fantasized about winning the Hugo. Or the Nebula, for that matter. I just never thought it was an actual real possibility. Ann Leckie actualfantasizehugo Change image and share on social
Any attempt to list the ten best science fiction novels is doomed to failure. Ann Leckie attemptdoomfailure 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
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
