Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey
Marilyn Lorraine "Lynn" Abbeyis an American computer programmer and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 September 1948
CountryUnited States of America
american-author hoping riding since time written
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.
american-author goes notion
When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.
unexpected applause compare
There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause.
writing thinking bullets
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.
literature decent publishing
The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong.
discouragement dense
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.
commitment writing two
Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.
stories helium dense
I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.
passion historical trivia
One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia.
book writing support
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.
book reading writing
When I'm not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I'm not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, I'm reading books about history, computers, or embroidery.
believe ideas brilliant
Neophyte writers tend to believe that there is something magical about ideas and that if they can just get a hold of a good one, then their futures are ensured.
writing ideas always-trying
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer.
years challenges mark
It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.