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
In non-fiction, I found John Gardner's two writing books to be tremendously helpful. Ann Leckie bookfictionfind Change image and share on social
It's a common part of the narrative of the history of Christianity that it was 'real' religion that involved real spirituality and real faith, and that's why it's completely superseded the more pagan polytheistic practices. Ann Leckie christianitycommoncompletely share on social
I read way, way more Andre Norton than could possibly have been healthy. It was a short hop from her to the rest of the library's science fictional and fantastic holdings. Ann Leckie andrefantasticfictional Change image and share on social
'Fountain of youth' is actually kind of ambiguous - does it mean a way to make everyone healthy and let them live indefinitely? Or are we talking about something that would reset you physically to the way you were in your youth, which for various reasons not all of us would be enthused about? Ann Leckie ambiguousenthusefountain share on social
Working for several years as a waitress, you learn really quickly a couple of default scripts, so you know exactly what the interaction is going to be when the person sits down at the table. Ann Leckie coupledefaultinteraction Change image and share on social
I do think that narrative is very important - I think that we use narrative to organize the world around us, and so it does matter a lot what kinds of narratives we have in our inventories and which ones are reinforced so often and so strongly that we habitually reach for them without thinking. Ann Leckie habituallyimportantinventory share on social
My taste in both is pretty eclectic. I do encourage people to try new and different kinds of tea if they can - there are so many different sorts, and so many, flavored or not, and there's bound to be something you like. The same with choral music, really. Ann Leckie bindchoraleclectic 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