Lynn Abbey

I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end read more

I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.

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.

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.

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

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.