Science fiction is huge and varied, and there's almost any sort of book or story you might imagine. Ann Leckie bookfictionhuge 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
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
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
When I need to get away from my desk, I tend to take walks or go places. I also like to bead - working with beads to make jewellery. Ann Leckie beaddeskjewellery Change image and share on social
One of the nice things about a second book is that your readers already have so much of the introductions on board, they don't have to put all their attention into figuring out the world and can more easily let that play out as a background to the other things you want to do. Ann Leckie attentionbackgroundboard share on social
I suspect that we get used to particular sorts of stories being presented in particular sorts of ways, and we're so used to interpreting them and understanding what it is they're doing that we think of those forms and styles as faithful, complete depictions of reality. Ann Leckie completedepictionfaithful 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 didn't ever imagine, except in the most idle, obviously wish-fulfillment, ego-gratification fantasies, that anything I wrote would ever win awards, let alone so many. Ann Leckie awardegofantasy Change image and share on social