I'm not comfortable with categorizing my own work, but I don't mind if others talk about it in relation to genre as long as they don't try to hold it up to some genre standard. Karin Tidbeck More Quotes by Karin Tidbeck More Quotes From Karin Tidbeck I think that the more alien and strange a world or situation is, the more concise you have to be if you want the reader to follow you. It depends on what effect you're looking for. Karin Tidbeck want world thinking You have to be aware what the consequences are of the approach you take. Karin Tidbeck consequence approach If you want the reader to accept the premise as a given, then being specific is vital. This is what I'm after; I want the reader to accept the setting and the mindset of the characters, so we can get on with the story. Karin Tidbeck stories want character I do love the weird, and I realize that I write much in that tradition, so I'm happy to be counted in among some of my favorite authors. Karin Tidbeck realizing tradition writing