“All my stories and worlds spring from the basic principle of being a slave to the premise, to follow the consequences wherever they may lead without taking any easy or comfortable ways out.” WorldWayMayStoriesEasyPrinciplesComfortableSpringConsequenceSlavePremisesBasic Principles 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 don't go out of my way to write Weird Fiction, or in any other genre. Some of my stuff easily slips into the Weird slot.” WayWritingStuffFictionMy WayGenreSlips 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
