“Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.” LongIdeasEnoughWrittenMagicHolding OnTricky Author:Lynn Abbey
“I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.” WantIdeasAbleLiteratureKnownFantasyRiskSellsTraditionalAgentsBrandsGenreCollectionsEditorsJumpingGenre IsBungee Jumping Author:Lynn Abbey
“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.” IfsBelieveIdeasLiteratureBrilliantBrilliant Ideas Author:Lynn Abbey
“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.” IfsKnowsWritingTryingIdeasLiteratureDifficultAnswersKnow HowPointlessAlways Trying Author:Lynn Abbey
“When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.” IdeasLiteratureNotionVagueHeartbeatCloudy Author:Lynn Abbey