Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure? Tanith Lee fictiongenrestory 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
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
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 also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped. Tanith Lee caredefenddisney Change image and share on social
The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis. Tanith Lee earlyimportantinfluence 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
I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people. Tanith Lee complexcriticisehave Change image and share on social
I submitted manuscripts to publishers. This was not so much a feeling that I should be published as a wish to escape the feared and hated drudgery of normal work. Tanith Lee drudgeryescapefear Change image and share on social
