“Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as well.” Quote by Sarah Zettel
“First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It's also about politics.” IfsLifeFirstsStoriesFoundQuietEvidenceContactAliensInvasionFirst ContactAlien Life Author:Sarah Zettel
“I did not feel I could create a more beautiful or interesting Mars than Kim Stanley Robinson or Greg Bear had, so I turned my attention elsewhere.” FeelsBeautifulInterestingAttentionBearsElsewhereMarsKimStanley Author:Sarah Zettel
“Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead of going for the usual.” PeopleTryingNightEnjoySpecialRestaurantsSomething NewUsualFavouriteOne NightSampleStand Alone Author:Sarah Zettel
“I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind.” LeftBehindsEducationCommunicationUniversityFormalMichiganFormal EducationUniversity Of Michigan Author:Sarah Zettel
“I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve doing good research.” WritingDoeFactsScienceFictionFantasyResearchScience FictionDoing Good Author:Sarah Zettel
“I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author and the characters have more to say.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantCharacterStoriesEnjoyReaderSeriesDandy Author:Sarah Zettel
“I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me.” PeopleFunnyHonestStrangeDecidedLike MeBeing HonestBeing MeBeing MyselfBeing Funny Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“I suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have to top the list. It was while reading her work that I decided I wanted to be an author.” IfsWantedReadingWorkPicksDecidedLists Author:Sarah Zettel
“I think the diversity of authors and readers is expanding, which is wonderful, because it means the type of story being told is also expanding.” ThinkingMeanStoriesWonderfulTypeReaderDiversityExpanding Author:Sarah Zettel
“I'm mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science Fiction and horror.” StoriesScienceFictionFantasyWrittenHorrorScience FictionThese DaysNovelistsShort Story Author:Sarah Zettel