I love print fiction, but sometimes when I’m reading a good graphic novel or manga, I find myself envying those who work in an illustrated format. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
A common complaint about stories that include excessive coincidence is that the story is ‘unrealistic.’ Jane Lindskold Read Quote
Diana Wynne Jones’ excellent book ‘The Tough Guide to Fantasyland’ is a compendium of the sort of lazy writing that has given fantasy fiction – especially the sub-section that features elves and dwarves and other Tolkienesque elements – a bad name. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
I’ve never met any artist who illustrated one of my books, although I’ve corresponded briefly with one. I have always been impressed by the technical expertise involved in the covers, even if sometimes puzzled by the subject matter. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
When I was finishing grad school, the hot new PC was the IBM 286. Bulky. Immobile. Expensive. I touched-typed easily and quickly, but nevertheless, I realized that the machine was a chain. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
Legends Walking’ was the first of my books to go to a second printing based on strong initial orders, but much of that printing never found its audience. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
In any story, drama may be intensified by the characters realizing by how narrow a margin they had managed to succeed – that is, where coincidence played a role. This is one of the more realistic ways to use coincidence because rarely do we realize how important a coincidental event is until after the fact. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
Coincidence is a recognized element in ‘real life.’ All of us have anecdotes about those times when, by the merest coincidence, we avoided some disaster or stumbled onto some wonderful experience. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
The futuristic city on ‘Legends Walking’s cover rejects any connection with the contemporary setting of ‘Changer.’ It was as if every effort was made to keep readers of ‘Changer’ from finding this stand-alone sequel. Jane Lindskold Read Quote
