Quotes from Sarah Zettel

I possessed dark hair too coarse for fashion, pale skin too prone to freckle in the sun, and dark eyes too easily regarded as "sly," all coupled with a manner of speaking that was too loud and too frank. These fine qualities and others like them resulted in my being informed on a daily basis that I was both a nuisance and a disappointment.

I reminded myself I shouldn't knock the wig off her head. My betrothed might be here, and first impressions were important.

but it would hurt much more than if she gave in.

They meant to rob us good Protestants of our freedom, our possessions, and our lives, all for the greater glory of their pope. Probably daughters would be ravished as well. The experts were divided on that point.

I love you, Peggy Mostly. Not halfway—not until it becomes too difficult or dangerous. But always, and wherever it may lead.

Should any dire emergency occur, we are to find Mr. Tinderflint's private pavilion by the park pond and plead for his presence promptly, Peggy." She paused to see if I was astonished at all by her alliterative alacrity. I wasn't.

As far as the writing goes, I started telling stories as soon as I could talk, and started writing them down as soon as I could string words together.

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally more research, or making more background notes, so the place and person can be more fully realized inside my own mind.

Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning them into stories, now, that's the hard work.

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind.

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead of going for the usual.

Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as well.

Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science fiction author who wants to create life there. However, as I began to research it more thoroughly, I found myself intrigued by the possibilities the world offers.

I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I had to create a race capable of living nearby, which meant to either on the Moon, on Mars, or on Venus. I picked Venus.

I suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have to top the list. It was while reading her work that I decided I wanted to be an author.

I'm mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science Fiction and horror.