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50 years??? Challenges
meg_evonne:
If this is correct, then I read my 1st completely-love book at age 8? That can't be right. (And yes, I am that old---waiting for the 'age' snark to begin.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374386161/ref=pe_143810_22391430_snp_dp
L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. And it is science fiction. It was her death that drove me to pick up those, years and years of writing for myself, books and head out into the real world. I am a far better writer now. So once more, thank you to the author of my favorite book.
SO the challenge is to list your single writer who most influenced your writing and your life. Please do not list Jim, obviously he has had a huge impact on all of us or we wouldn't be here.
LizW65:
Terry Pratchett.
Whenever I write something I feel is particularly good, I have to Google it to make sure I haven't inadvertently plajarized it from him.
meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: LizW65 on January 21, 2012, 03:52:18 PM ---Terry Pratchett.
Whenever I write something I feel is particularly good, I have to Google it to make sure I haven't inadvertently plajarized it from him.
--- End quote ---
LOL
Aminar:
Well, this is a complicated one.
I decided I wanted to write after meeting Pat Rothfuss. He taught at the university I graduated from, but I could never take any of his classes. I tried several times but could never get a story going. Pat told me about his favorite series; The Dresden Files. I read those.
They showed me a pacing style I was far more comfortable with. I like stories that take a few days, and every bit is important. It's a style I can think in better. I'm almost 120000k into my first novel and going strong.
Paynesgrey:
Andre Norton. AKA Alice Mary Norton. First sci-fi I read was Sargasso Of Space. Free traders, exploration, and the odd shifty deal. Which of course made Han Solo that much cooler when I met him. (Space trader games like Elite are still my all time favorite genre.) After making friends with Dane Thorson and the rest of the Solar Queen's crew, I read everything by her I could find, which led me to Witch World and fantasy in general.
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