Ann Aguirre
Ann Aguirre
Ann Aguirre is an American author of speculative fiction. She writes urban fantasy, romantic science fiction, apocalyptic paranormal romance, paranormal romantic suspense, and post-apocalyptic dystopian young-adult fiction...
NationalityAmerican
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CountryUnited States of America
bears done scar
I shake my head, but I can’t change this. I can only bear the scars, as I have always done, as I ever do.
bears scar
He would bear scars because of me, as I carried them for him.
want bears naked
Through the damp fabric of my coverall, bundled in my blanket, I feel naked. Raw. He sees more than I want, more than I can bear. It’s like standing before him ... while he stares at my scars, pitiless and unmoved.
pain perfection bears
Sometimes it felt as if all happiness came at a price. You could never, ever, have perfection. Life gave you beauty so you could bear the pain.
people easy rest-easy
Maybe I was just one of those people who couldn't rest easy unless things went catastrophically wrong.
hurt distance people
Yet sometimes being a friend meant letting people do things that hurt, like putting distance between you, just because it made them happy.
men portrayed prizes women won
Too often, women are portrayed in two ways: as prizes to be won by men or as damsels in distress.
people
The people I write are real to me, and basically, they tell me about their environments on a need-to-know basis.
believe people standing turn
People need to believe they can make a difference - that one person standing strong can turn the tide.
create seems unusual worlds
My process seems to be unusual in the sense that I don't create worlds before characters. With me, character is king.
chubby lost positive remember unless
I remember when I was a kid, I could never find anything positive about chubby girls. If a girl was pudgy in books, she wasn't okay. She couldn't be happy or make friends unless she lost weight.
extreme incredible people range showcase situations terrible
People are capable of incredible gallantry and terrible cruelty in situations of extreme duress. I tried to showcase that range in 'Enclave.'
characters immerse
I immerse myself in everything I write; I feel what my characters do. I suffer with them. I cry as I type, sometimes to the point that I can't see the screen.
afraid career excluded held
I've held my silence when I probably shouldn't have. But I was in the minority, a woman writing SF, and I was afraid of career backlash. I was afraid of being excluded or losing opportunities if I didn't play nice.