Lynn Abbey

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.

For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific read more

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.

Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the read more

Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the tide washes up at their feet.

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as read more

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.