While looking up my story collection The Big Book of Genre Stories, on Kobo, I saw the "also boughts".
I am placed on the same page as works by Harlan Ellison.
The Harlan Ellison. The writer with more awards than any other writer- and unless you're aware, you've not heard of him. One of the giants, the classics.
Which tells you something about being a successful, working writer for 50 years. Yeah, 50.
He's the man. And I'm listed on the same page on a retail site.
I'm not worthy! Though I carry his torch. As he said of himself, comparing to Fritz Leiber- "I'm not fit to carry his pencil-case."
How often are you placed in the pantheon with your heroes? It makes me weep with joy.
I've actually met the man, who said nice things about me.
You probably haven't read him. You need to.
No comments:
Post a Comment