tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post2888577753495125955..comments2023-04-06T04:37:39.726-04:00Comments on Wicked Writers: Honoring Great Authors of TodayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-50321476339371896912010-08-16T07:11:32.000-04:002010-08-16T07:11:32.000-04:00No argument with Card, but I have to say that, for...No argument with Card, but I have to say that, for my money, no one living today has built a more enduring body of work in both Sci-Fi and Fantasy than Ursula Le Guin. She's at the top of her game in her recent Western Shore trilogy with Gifts, Voices and Powers. And don't forget that Anne Rice is still around, just a bit distracted lately. She'll be the antidote to Meyers long after the sparkle has worn off of Twilight. Also, J.K. Rowling's going to last, like it or not, alongside Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling, because real entertainment doesn't go out of style.Ien Nivensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-24164917566346023872010-08-16T07:25:06.000-04:002010-08-16T07:25:06.000-04:00Very well said, Ien. Especially with calling Rice ...Very well said, Ien. Especially with calling Rice "distracted" ;-) I doubt she'll get back to her original style ever, but she is a talented storyteller and hope she produces work again.<br><br>I'm embarrassed to admit that even after my years of sci-fi and fantasy reading I have not read Card or Le Guin (although, in my defense, most of my reading in those genres was done in the 80's and early 90's). <br><br>Thanks for the recommendations!C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-84103244498129751602010-08-16T07:41:07.000-04:002010-08-16T07:41:07.000-04:00Ien,I did consider mentioning Ann Rice, I was a hu...Ien,<br><br>I did consider mentioning Ann Rice, I was a huge fan of hers back in her vampire days, but I went with Card because he's still actively writing Sci-Fi, as wells as all the other genre's he's dabbled into. <br><br>I heard Rice recently ditched going to church. There's an article about it on the net, I'll try to find it. I doubt she'll ever go back to her old style of vampires and witches, but as you've said, hers will always be classic.<br><br>I have not read any of Ursula Le Guin, I'll have to look her up.<br><br>Thanks.J.D. Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-48898266104451974092010-08-16T08:50:55.000-04:002010-08-16T08:50:55.000-04:00[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jennif...[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Brown. Jennifer Brown said: New blog post of Wicked Writers: Honoring Great Authors of Today http://wickedwriters.com/2010/08/16/honoring-great-authors-of-today/ [...]Tweets that mention Honoring Great Authors of Today « Wicked Writers -- Topsy.comhttp://topsy.com/wickedwriters.com/2010/08/16/honoring-great-authors-of-today/?utm_source=pingback&utm_campaign=L2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-21106197593798611592010-08-16T16:16:42.000-04:002010-08-16T16:16:42.000-04:00Well said, J.D. What does the reader want from the...Well said, J.D. What does the reader want from their fiction? Do we speak only of the literary masters who weave their tomes well over the heads of the masses, as well as the so-called enlightened? Or are we talking about you and me who simply wish to be entertained, man? Lol!<br>There is much to consider.<br>Anyway, thanks for trailblazing. Those of us who post Fridays just love seeing what the others think well before we even have to put "pen" to "paper". Just Kidding. My post actually wrote itself this morning, however.<br>Thanks for posting.<br>--JimmyJames Garcia Jr.http://jgarciajr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-11604110752814422192010-08-16T17:05:58.000-04:002010-08-16T17:05:58.000-04:00When one mentions great, the first person who come...When one mentions great, the first person who comes to my mind is Edgar Allen Poe. To me, no one else even comes close. Yes, I enjoy reading many other author's works and consider many of them to be brilliant, and yet..yet he was special. He made me see, feel, touch, smell, and hear things that I never would have imagined possible. He made the unknown known. It is because of him that I write. Never will I achieve his mastery, for he has set the goal high. but I can try, and try I will.Robert C. Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-26626070719639460282010-08-16T17:52:25.000-04:002010-08-16T17:52:25.000-04:00Great post Jen. You make some great points here an...Great post Jen. You make some great points here and I totally agree with you. I'm so used to you and I being silly during our chats that it amazes me that you can be serious sometimes LOL Seriously though, great insites and thanks for the reccomendations. I'll definitely see about picking them up soon.Anastasia V. Pergakishttp://avpergakis.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-89920665534915257662010-08-16T18:48:54.000-04:002010-08-16T18:48:54.000-04:00Embarrassed to say I haven't read Card. I agre...Embarrassed to say I haven't read Card. I agree with Anne Rice, but there's a romance there, with Stan agreeing to marry her in the church before his death. I spoke to her at a book signing here, and she told me several publishers told her she would never be a writer. She was going to self publish when she got the call. I'm still a fan of hers, not sure about her writing, though.<br><br>Ursula LeGuin - wow, there's a name I haven't spoken in over 30 years. She was wonderful with the world building and pure fantasy - the first time a SciFi was sensual for me.<br><br>My two favorite authors are James Elroy (loved Maximum Bob) and Paul Theroux. Love their characters. Theroux wrote Mosquito Coast. It wasn't a happy book, but the characters! As usual, the movie didn't do justice to the book.<br><br>But I still have to go with Diana Gabaldon for Outlander. Just the sheer volume of material, and all the history I learned about. The hero and heroine's story through time, just tickles everything pink in my psyche. Only problem is, I have to spend the whole day reading, not a book you can pick up and mosey along with. But when I'm done, I feel smarter. I feel like a better reader, and writer.Sharon Hamiltonhttp://gardensoftheheart.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-54374386481053392902010-08-17T18:05:53.000-04:002010-08-17T18:05:53.000-04:00James, Posting on Mondays makes me feel special. L...James, <br><br>Posting on Mondays makes me feel special. Lol. I feel as though I've been given the task of setting the stage for the rest of the week. It's with great pride that a state my opinion while still leaving plenty for Mr. Friday to write about. :-) I can't wait to read your post.J.D. Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-30249806980389210842010-08-17T18:09:40.000-04:002010-08-17T18:09:40.000-04:00I love Poe's poetry and I have great respect f...I love Poe's poetry and I have great respect for that man. I miss the days of beautiful, drawn out prose. Of course, Shakespeare also comes to mind. But for this specific topic, I tried to stay on the contemporary side.J.D. Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-3366038469014534532010-08-17T18:12:39.000-04:002010-08-17T18:12:39.000-04:00Ah, thanks Ana? Thinking I couldn't be serious...Ah, thanks Ana? Thinking I couldn't be serious. Pssh. Lol.J.D. Brownnoreply@blogger.com