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Lynn Abbey
American
September 18, 1948
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One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia.
Lynn Abbey
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For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.
Lynn Abbey
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Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.
Lynn Abbey
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I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.
Lynn Abbey
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Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.
Lynn Abbey
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I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.
Lynn Abbey
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