First, the inspirational books that have been in my rack for years: Lord of Light, The Lani People, Thongor of Lemuria, Wizard of the Pigeons, and The Elements of Style.
A lot of my reference books are going into boxes, what with the internet lurking right there if I need a handy fact. But these helped shape me as a writer, and they are worth their weight in gold. Even the Lin Carter, which is awful. That's why I keep it there, to remind myself that he made a living writing stuff like that, I surely can ...
The fascinating thing was a letter that fell out of a file, in which I got a response from the Baton Rouge Police Department, in 1970. We were still living in L.A., but about to move back to B.R., and it seems I applied for a job there; leastways enough to get a response.
I have absolutely no memory of that, none whatsoever.
What could I have been thinking?
MONDAY UPDATE:
Most of the stuff is moved back into place. New configuration for my office, down one book case and a lot of knick-knacks packed away. Got new lamps here and there, shelves less burdened, and the walls repainted and new carpets, a much-neatened and improved space.
Not done yet, but progress is being made ...
3 comments:
If you wouldn't mind sharing, what did you get from Wizard of the Pigeons? I love much of Hobb's work, but never got around to reading that one. I always thought of it as obscure early stuff; and sometimes that early stuff is better left alone (although, I could say that just as often with some author's later stuff *cough* Orison Scott Card *cough*).
Wizard is short and brilliant -- you're never sure whether the story is about real magic or madness, and it deals with Seattle homeless, one of the first street magic urban books.
Huh, I'll give it a read then. Thanks!
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