“One of
my great passions is the collection of historical trivia…I love to curl up with
a book about some dusty corner of history.” – Lynn Abbey
Born on this day in 1948, Abbey was
firmly entrenched in a career as a computer programmer when she literally got
started in the writing and publishing world by accident. While working in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1979
she was on her way to pick up famed science fiction writer Gordon R.
Dickson for a guest appearance at Ann Arbor’s Science Fiction
Convention, ConFusion. En route, she was
severely injured in a car accident.
Dickson, feeling guilty, offered to critique and even edit some of her
writing after learning that Abbey not only was a fan of his work but also had
been doing some creative writing of her own.
His editorial assistance led to her
book Daughter of the Bright Moon being accepted and published to accolades
that got her hooked on doing more. Later
that same year she also had her first short story "The Face of
Chaos," published as part of a Thieves World anthology.
The anthology route has been a good
one for Abbey, who has had numerous additional stories selected – constantly
exposing her writing to many new readers who like to read books of short
stories by a range of authors.
She also has become a noted editor of science fiction and for her work
on tie-ins to video games – a nod to her computer background.
Abbey says as a writer she demands
results from her characters. “ I'm one of those writers who, when writing,
believes she's god - and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her
characters,” she said. “In that sense there are no surprises in any
of my books.”
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