The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
AJill, I'm fairly sure the bulk of Roger's stuff is still in print - he was incredibly prolific.
I actually curled up last night with Unicorn Variations. I hadn't forgotten it, but there are a few stories of his that I flatly adore - including Dismal Light, which began as a kind of drabble (in concept, not length) because Roger was trying to figure out how his character, Sandow, would behave - that I hadn't remembered as being in this particular volume.
Home is the Hangman. Oh, man.
Of course, we're in completely the wrong thread for this discussion - since the writing threads are half the threads I subscribe to, I tend to misremember which one I'm posting in.
Last on Zelazny--I've got to rearrange my library so I know which ones I've got. I know I've been duplicating from the used book store because I can't find a book when I want to read it.
'sokay, Connie, I wandered into Literary and pinged them. My take on Roger's stuff is slightly off centre, but I bet Micole has recs for miles, for those about to read him for the first time.
I tend to misremember which one I'm posting in.
Yes, this is me above. Sorry!
On topic, re: writing. Last night, reread a bunch of stuff I'd written previously, and also came up with a new take on something I've been struggling with. Yay! I intend on actually trying to start writing again after... um, the last thing was from May. Last May. Huh.
No drabble yet though. Every time I think, Blue, I think of that song from a couple of years ago by Eiffel 65. Must get it out of my head!
A Silly Blue Drabble
It stares at him blankly.
It is solid in its obstinance. It has one function, and it does it by doing nothing.
No frantic drumming of the keys will budge it. No wrathful obsenities will peel it away and reveal the unsaved pages below, though by god he tries.
It resists bribery, threats, and coersion. It is implacable in its purpose, simply to be:
The Blue Screen of Death.
HA! Why do I think he's a twelve o'clock flasher type?
KristinT, love it! Especially:
It has one function, and it does it by doing nothing.
This is me at work today.
On Zelazny collections, (Roger loved carrots) Four for Tomorrow (1967) is another good one, and Frost and Fire, a 1989 collection (quite late for Roger who died in '95) has 24? Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai, which is quite beautiful. The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (1971) is emblematic of the way Roger was one of the leaders of the New Wave in America that changed SF.
Nine Princes in Amber is the real Chandleresque SF/Fantasy novel that started the whole Amber thing and if you connect to it, there is a ton of Roger stuff that you will like.
Of his novels, he gets the most acclaim for Lord of Light which was the Hugo winner for 1967, but my favourite is This Immortal, which shared the Hugo with Dune for 1966. I'm also a big fan of Doorways in the Sand (1975).
I could go on all day, but I won't. Thanks to Deb for the heads-up about this discussion.
