Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee
Tanith Leewas a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book, and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award, for her book Death's Master...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 September 1947
depths pain vampires
What I like about vampires is what I like about everything I want to write about, the depths and heights, the pain and joy. Life.
far options several taken
I have been approached several times by the movie industry, who have sometimes taken out options on my work. So far nothing has come of any of this.
admit basic hope nonsense pleasure stripped teachings
I will admit to a pleasure and sense of hope in what I see as the basic teachings of Christ, stripped of the nonsense that has sometimes been accumulated about them and the embarrassing misunderstanding.
access easier lives people
But all lives are important, all people are important, because everyone is a book. Some people just have easier access to it.
characters die drive follow lead lives plot
There are the characters who die but who you follow after death, and they often lead much more interesting lives after they are dead! So the characters usually drive me along, but occasionally the plot has to come first. It can get sticky.
bullied deal great learned parents schools traveled
My parents were dancers, and we traveled around a lot, so I went to some very ropy schools where I learned a lot about being bullied and not a great deal about anything else.
heart mind
Locality is, in my case, unimportant. My mind and heart go where they wish.
characters strong theme
Usually the characters lead, but sometimes you have such a strong theme that... they won't let you.
exciting love somewhere
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!
people
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.
hours perhaps specific
I don't have specific aims. Only to keep writing. I need more time, as I said, perhaps 25 hours in a day would be helpful.
children cinema nightmares preview twice
We used to go to the cinema once or twice a week, and they used to preview X-certificate films-those which children couldn't see-and I was terrified, and used to have nightmares just from the previews.
editor might suggested
An editor suggested to me I might try contemporary horror. At first this didn't appeal-then the idea arrived.
found french historical utterly version
I started a version of my French historical novel... I found it utterly fascinating.