49 years ago today, I opened the mailbox at my parents’ house and took out a check in the amount of $167.50 from the Ideal Publishing Company, my first sale as a professional fictioneer. I’ve written about this many times before, starting with the very first year of this blog, a post that you can read here. And if you do, you may note that one of the comments is from my long-time, much-missed friend Bill Crider, and there are others by Juri Nummelin and Todd Mason, who are stlll good friends of mine all these years later.
I’m a lot closer to the end of my writing career now, but I’m still at it and plan to be for a while yet. Many thanks to all who have gotten me this far, including all the editors who have accepted my work and all the readers who have plunked down hard-earned cash to read it. My daughters Shayna and Joanna have helped me every step of the way, and of course, none of it would be possible without Livia, who has always believed in me. 49 years is a long time in this business. I’m not sure the youngster I was back in 1976 could have even comprehended such a thing, but I’m mighty pleased and proud to be here.
2 comments:
Your longevity in the business is well earned
Legend
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