“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
“What I do with the story itself varies of course, but what I want to do is to present the world so that the reader can access it without tripping over the details.” WorldWantStoriesCoursesReaderDetailsAccessVaryTrippingTripping Over Author:Karin Tidbeck
“I come from a nation where fantastic fiction has a very low status, unless it fits into some very specific categories or is written by already established authors. I don't by any means try to hide what I write, but the way people think in categories here is pretty extreme: it blots out discussing the actual work on its own terms. That's made me loath to talk about my own work in terms of genre, because once you get a label, it sticks and poof go a slew of potential readers and reviewers because eww, fantasy cooties.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingTryingMeanMadeNationsTermMy OwnFictionFantasyWrittenReaderFitLowsSticksExtremesFantasticLabelsGenreCategoriesDiscussingReviewersCooties Author:Karin Tidbeck
