tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post7491424346557065579..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg - Alvaro Zinos-AmaroJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-6510926323579979382016-10-11T01:43:29.218-05:002016-10-11T01:43:29.218-05:00Sounds like a book I need to buy!
It's common ...Sounds like a book I need to buy!<br />It's common for brash young authors to dismiss their elders/betters. I thankfully skipped that stage because I didn't get into writing until my 30s, after I left my immature 20s behind.Sean McLachlanhttp://midlistwriter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-17605153712645944392016-10-10T11:04:07.245-05:002016-10-10T11:04:07.245-05:00I've noticed a lot of young SF writers have &q...I've noticed a lot of young SF writers have "why should I read" [insert famous, influential author here] syndrome. Which I think goes a long way to explaining the state of the field today. And why, as someone who lived and breathed SF growing up, I read so little of it now, especially the more recent works. I've heard the question asked about Asimov, Heinlein, Lovecraft, Howard, and Vance in recent years. Me, those are among the writers I want to reread.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.com