A good editor-and I don't claim to be one-can deduce the ideal elements of a writer's style and story and administer the necessary guidance to trick the writer into revealing it.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers, style, ideal, good, good luck
Quotes by Lynn Abbey
65 quotes by Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey - american Author
Life period: 1948
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about love, writers, instinct, good, good luck
Editorial processes are subjective, based on what's available at a given moment in time, and ultimately unfair.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about moment, time
Every so often I'd be able to write a scene with greater flourish because I'd gotten lucky with my words as I was writing them down, but no surprises.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about writing, word
Flaws of style and sequence would fairly leap off the page and the means to correct them would, too.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about style
For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about writing
Friends who are not writers try to be sympathetic and understanding of a writer's mood, but, truly, it takes one to know one.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers
I always make sure I have an escape clause that allows me to pull my name off a project if I have to abandon it.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about name
I construct timelines for each story and a master timeline for sequencing the stories in the volume.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about love
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.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about risk, commerce, writers
I don't have any signed contracts right now, but my agent's out there shaking the bushes vigorously.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about rightness
I don't strive for perfect continuity, which is good, because I'd never achieve it.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about perfection, good, good luck
I have a problematic relationship with magic: when push comes to shove, I don't believe in it.
Quote by Lynn Abbey about magic
