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
'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
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
'Star Trek' still - I'm kind of intrigued by the way that the standard foods of various non-humans are sometimes portrayed as downright disgusting. Ann Leckie disgustdownrightfood 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
