Ideas aren’t magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. — Lynn Abbey
I do have a small collection of traditional sf ideas which I’ve never been able to sell. — Lynn Abbey
Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. — Lynn Abbey
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story. — Lynn Abbey
If you write, one of the questions you’re always trying to answer is, where do you get your ideas? — Lynn Abbey
I’ve read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really — Lynn Abbey
Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. — Lynn Abbey