Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee
Tanith Leewas a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book, and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award, for her book Death's Master...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 September 1947
found french historical utterly version
I started a version of my French historical novel... I found it utterly fascinating.
changes finishing hours life meant morning physical range rarely reasonable stamina time work
I used to work all hours of day and night, but changes in my life and physical stamina have meant that now I rarely work so long as I did-4 in the morning was a reasonable time to me, for finishing up. That isn't in my range any more.
greek sort though written
I've also written a big fantasy, very much the sort of thing I used to write, set in kind of a Greek world, though with a lot of differences.
anyone interested keeping starting throw typed
I used to throw away my holograph manuscripts after I'd typed them, but I'm keeping a lot of them now, because obviously, at 50, I'm starting to think, if anyone ever is interested in me after I'm dead, they can look and see.
characters strong theme
Usually the characters lead, but sometimes you have such a strong theme that... they won't let you.
access easier lives people
But all lives are important, all people are important, because everyone is a book. Some people just have easier access to it.
hours perhaps specific
I don't have specific aims. Only to keep writing. I need more time, as I said, perhaps 25 hours in a day would be helpful.
explored interest number
My interest in reincarnation... I explored in a number of works.
far options several taken
I have been approached several times by the movie industry, who have sometimes taken out options on my work. So far nothing has come of any of this.
both couple entirely fiction harsh ideas possibly quite science sure surprise
I've got a couple of science fiction ideas that I want to do, both quite harsh - and possibly quite funny. And not like anything I've done so far. But I'm never entirely sure what I'm going to do. It's always a surprise to me.
books fell few happens looked love obsessed though written
I've written two books set in India... In the mid-'80s, I just fell for India, and it was like a love affair. I was obsessed with it. I read a few things, and looked at films, and it was as though I was more there than in England, where I was writing! This always happens to me, and it's magical.
children cinema nightmares preview twice
We used to go to the cinema once or twice a week, and they used to preview X-certificate films-those which children couldn't see-and I was terrified, and used to have nightmares just from the previews.
exciting love somewhere
I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and I'm very greedy, and I really enjoy it!
people
People are always the start for me... animals, when I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings, immortals, the dead... these are all people to me.