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Miekle earns pennies from writing, that's why he's had to move to the
tundra to take a research job. What's more, his work is deemed low
brow where Reggie Oliver's is intellectual. Indeed, when astute
critics speak of important contemporary writers, those in the know
cite Robert Aickman, Thomas Ligotti and Reggie Oliver. Those with less
genre knowledge cite less talented but better-know authors such as
John Conolly ad Ramsey Campbell. But what is absolutely certain is
that no one (excpet for you) cites Willy Miekle, the author of the
most cliched, derivative drivel imaginable.
The only positive thing to be said for Miekle is that he is prolific.
This, coupled with the fact that there are a lot of low brow readers
out there, ensure that at least some of his work gets into print. But
please, don't ever try to cite him as a successful author. His income
from writing is probably a few hundred quid a year and the critical
acclaim he receives from his peers is virtually non-existent.
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Miekle earns pennies from writing, that's why he's had to move to the
tundra to take a research job. What's more, his work is deemed low
brow where Reggie Oliver's is intellectual. Indeed, when astute
critics speak of important contemporary writers, those in the know
cite Robert Aickman, Thomas Ligotti and Reggie Oliver. Those with less
genre knowledge cite less talented but better-know authors such as
John Conolly ad Ramsey Campbell. But what is absolutely certain is
that no one (excpet for you) cites Willy Miekle, the author of the
most cliched, derivative drivel imaginable.
The only positive thing to be said for Miekle is that he is prolific.
This, coupled with the fact that there are a lot of low brow readers
out there, ensure that at least some of his work gets into print. But
please, don't ever try to cite him as a successful author. His income
from writing is probably a few hundred quid a year and the critical
acclaim he receives from his peers is virtually non-existent.