What He Said (about Discovering Authors...)
This will be a very short post since Richard McGowan, a superb writer with an amazing stylistic range, says it much better here in describing writers he's discovered. But since he's wonderfully modest, I would like to add him to the list. His books are one of my happy discoveries since joining GR a couple of months ago.
Even if he hadn't gone out to look for my books after reading a posting I did on a discussion topic shortly after I joined, even if I hadn't made his list, his books would be on my list to read and reread.
Not only is he an excellent writer, he's unfailingly considerate and encouraging to writers in general. And so I post this to say thanks to him for all of that, but also to encourage the writers on his reading list to read his works if they haven't already. (I'd like to encourage everyone else too.) He doesn't promote himself much, so I'm going to do it for him, here and now. He can write in an amazing range of genres, styles, and subject matter. I've read four of his books already, and loved them all. Contact him at his SROP speak-easy and tell him the kinds of things you like to read. He'll find just the right fit for you.
(Just the tags on his blog postings are hilarious enough. To teach myself to write more concisely, I've decided to use those as flash fiction prompts. In the meantime, I'll pay a little homage to his with mine.)
Even if he hadn't gone out to look for my books after reading a posting I did on a discussion topic shortly after I joined, even if I hadn't made his list, his books would be on my list to read and reread.
Not only is he an excellent writer, he's unfailingly considerate and encouraging to writers in general. And so I post this to say thanks to him for all of that, but also to encourage the writers on his reading list to read his works if they haven't already. (I'd like to encourage everyone else too.) He doesn't promote himself much, so I'm going to do it for him, here and now. He can write in an amazing range of genres, styles, and subject matter. I've read four of his books already, and loved them all. Contact him at his SROP speak-easy and tell him the kinds of things you like to read. He'll find just the right fit for you.
(Just the tags on his blog postings are hilarious enough. To teach myself to write more concisely, I've decided to use those as flash fiction prompts. In the meantime, I'll pay a little homage to his with mine.)
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Feb 25, 2014 05:20AM
Richard, I'm sorry if this embarrasses you, but it really needed to be done. The world needs you. (But if you really want me to delete it, I will.)
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P.J. wrote: "Richard, I'm sorry if this embarrasses you, but it really needed to be done. The world needs you. (But if you really want me to delete it, I will.)"For what it's worth, I think you should leave it.
Though in an aside, both you and he both forgot one very applicable tag: Serenity
P.J. This is a lovely, heartfelt post and I'd like to say what a blessing Richard has been to me also recently. And he appears so selfless and expects nothing in return. It's amazing that people like him exist. So well done on giving him the acknowledgement he well deserves! (And I'm well into Fumie's Teacup and am really enjoying it ... it's subtle and understated, with a magical, unexpected twist ...)
