tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413956056720605439.post2863324860364655745..comments2023-12-19T04:47:36.037-08:00Comments on Wringing out Words: When I grow up I wanna be a writer like . . .Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847466837385726846noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413956056720605439.post-85043958144517659372011-03-25T01:41:03.889-07:002011-03-25T01:41:03.889-07:00Richard Laymond and Piers Antony and the authors w...Richard Laymond and Piers Antony and the authors who write the "forgotten Releams" the words that come from these make you "see" the work rather than "read" it, and in Richards case strikes a good dose of fear in you :PTanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324319945476966296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413956056720605439.post-16915588537827701762011-03-24T13:55:34.977-07:002011-03-24T13:55:34.977-07:00I want to tell stories like Lois McMaster Bujold, ...I want to tell stories like Lois McMaster Bujold, because her plots and characters are incredible. And I want to have the grace of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, who are well-spoken in all things and humble despite the size of their fandoms. (I'd also like to write creepiness like Gaiman does, but Bujold tops him, slightly.)Anassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554524219883438465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413956056720605439.post-65613510707095063022011-03-24T08:01:58.319-07:002011-03-24T08:01:58.319-07:00Nah. We have to be compared to someone, right? It ...Nah. We have to be compared to someone, right? It might as well be those we look up to. :) That's my theory anyway!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847466837385726846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413956056720605439.post-22829427963244232282011-03-24T07:32:14.428-07:002011-03-24T07:32:14.428-07:00I want to be like Heinlein. And LeGuin. And Harper...I want to be like Heinlein. And LeGuin. And Harper Lee. And the Watership Down guy. <br /><br />Too much to ask?Laura Matthewshttp://www.laura-matthews.comnoreply@blogger.com