As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm. Tanith Lee childfairyinvention Change image and share on social
I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and I'm very greedy, and I really enjoy it! Tanith Lee enjoyexcitextraordinary Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it. Tanith Lee storyteller Change image and share on social
People are always the start for me... animals, when I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings, immortals, the dead... these are all people to me. Tanith Lee animalbeingdead Change image and share on social
It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself. Tanith Lee awarepersonselfish Change image and share on social
At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone said silly things, and I said I wanted to be an actress. So that was what I wanted to be, but what I was, of course, was a writer. Tanith Lee actressaskearly share on social
Genre categories are irrelevant. I dislike them, but I do not have the casting vote. Tanith Lee castcategorydislike Change image and share on social
I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world. Tanith Lee belongcalldreadful share on social
I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people. Tanith Lee complexcriticisehave Change image and share on social
