“I
just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much
more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong,
possibly more than in the so-called real world.” – Tanith Lee
The
proilific Lee, born on this date in 1947 (and who died last year), produced an
amazing body of work in science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300
short stories, a children's picture book (Animal Castle), and many
poems. And, she was the first woman to
win the British Fantasy Award best novel award for her book Death's Master.
Despite
her success with adult fiction, a large part of her
output was children's fantasy, which spanned her entire career from The
Dragon Hoard in 1971 (her first book) to the more recent The Claidi
Journals containing Wolf Tower, Wolf Star, Wolf Queen
and Wolf Wing.
Much of her work, she
said, came from "small things" rather than major inspirations, and as
to her preference for what
she liked to write, she replied, “Writing is writing, and stories are stories.
Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who
can be sure? I just write.”
As
for who should write, she said simply, 
“Writers tell stories better, because
they've had more practice, but EVERYONE has a book in them. Yes, that old
cliche. I believe it's true.”
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