'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' by Susanna Clarke is a big, thick book. About a thousand pages in paperback. I've heard several people say the size alone intimidated them. Ann Leckie bigbookclarke 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Christianity that it was 'real' religion that involved real spirituality and real faith, and that's why it's completely superseded the more pagan polytheistic practices.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
'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
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
Writing books can be very individual - one might strike you as helpful that someone else found useless, or that you might not have appreciated at some other time in your life. Ann Leckie appreciatebookfind Change image and share on social
One day, I discovered that a couple of people had written 'fanfic' - stories of their own based on my characters. Just the thought of people thinking that hard and deeply about something I've written is incredible. Ann Leckie basecharactercouple share on social
If you can't access it, all the resources in the universe won't do you any good. Ann Leckie accessgoodresource Change image and share on social
When I'm writing, I don't really have much other guide than, 'As a reader, how would I respond to this?' Ann Leckie guidereaderrespond Change image and share on social