“I think that the more alien and strange a world or situation is, the more concise you have to be if you want the reader to follow you. It depends on what effect you're looking for.” IfsThinkingWorldWantSituationEffectsStrangeDependsReaderAliensConcise Author:Karin Tidbeck
“If you want the reader to accept the premise as a given, then being specific is vital. This is what I'm after; I want the reader to accept the setting and the mindset of the characters, so we can get on with the story.” IfsWantCharacterStoriesGivenAcceptingReaderMindsetSettingSettingsPremises Author:Karin Tidbeck
“Some stories I write in Swedish, some in English. Short stories I've almost exclusively written in English lately, mostly because there's such a small market for them in Sweden and it doesn't really pay either. So, the translation goes both ways. What also factors in is that I have a different voice in English, which means that a straight translation wouldn't be the same as if I'd written it in English originally.” IfsWayWritingMeanDifferentStoriesVoicePayWrittenFactorsShort StoryTranslationsSwedenSwedishDifferent Voices Author:Karin Tidbeck
“I want my voice to be consistent no matter if it's an original or a translation.” IfsWantMatterVoiceOriginalsConsistentTranslations Author:Karin Tidbeck
“I'm not comfortable with categorizing my own work, but I don't mind if others talk about it in relation to genre as long as they don't try to hold it up to some genre standard.” IfsTryingMindLongMy OwnComfortableStandardsRelationGenreCategorizing Author:Karin Tidbeck
