Who do you want to be when you grow up?
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My Dad, rest his soul, said he wanted to be Popeye or a pro wrestler when he grew up. I miss my father, he was the best.
I still want to be a pro wrestler. I could kick HHH's butt any day 
But then I'm not grown up yet. By the time I get my pension, maybe...
But then I'm not grown up yet. By the time I get my pension, maybe...
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I don't know about writing style, but I'd sure like my sales figures to be comparable to Patterson's
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When I grow up I wanna be a fireman.
As for my writing, I wanna be a cross between the suspense of M. Night, the visual poetry of Melissa Matheson, the attention to silence of Frank Peretti, the biting logic of CS Lewis, and the overt humanity of Stephen King.
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As for my writing, I wanna be a cross between the suspense of M. Night, the visual poetry of Melissa Matheson, the attention to silence of Frank Peretti, the biting logic of CS Lewis, and the overt humanity of Stephen King.
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I'm not gonna lie to myself and pretend I won't be compared to anyone. Every author is defined by their peers in terms of similar authors.
So, I'll be honored if anybody says something I've written reminds them of Zelazny.
So, I'll be honored if anybody says something I've written reminds them of Zelazny.
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An interesting question. One which I have no answer. I just want to get one manuscript printed first. Baby steps.
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Gee, I was going to say I wanted to be Gina Torres when I grew up, but I don't think she's an author. Can I still be her anyway?
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I've always wanted to be a straight Batman.
(Seriously, I do think Batman is quite gay, and if he isn't written that way, he ought to be. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I still consider him a great role model.)
(Seriously, I do think Batman is quite gay, and if he isn't written that way, he ought to be. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I still consider him a great role model.)
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I was already compared to Hope Mirrlees and Lud in the Mist. *whereupon I blacked out* The only way I could be more thrilled than that is to wake up Katharine Hepburn one morning.
I' waiting to see if this one will work its way back to the OP's intent, which was a comparative book career, or it's hopelessly destined for Office Party....
By the way, I'm abstaining, because at the moment, I want Gena Showalter's career. And she's only just getting started, in my opinion.
By the way, I'm abstaining, because at the moment, I want Gena Showalter's career. And she's only just getting started, in my opinion.
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Hey I'll take Hope Mirrlees! It was a legitimate thing--after all she DID predate Tolkien by a decade.
But I think I'll pass on the rest of it. Although I'd love being a wealthy socialite who wrote just because, I think I'd rather keep myself together just a teensy bit better than she did.
Hepburn still stands though.
But I think I'll pass on the rest of it. Although I'd love being a wealthy socialite who wrote just because, I think I'd rather keep myself together just a teensy bit better than she did.
Hepburn still stands though.
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Channelling immortality...
Homer.
(Purely for the immortallity)
Yeah, not the guy from the Simpson!
Homer.
(Purely for the immortallity)Yeah, not the guy from the Simpson!
When I grow up I want to be a firetruck. Woo Woo.
More on topic, I'd say, Heinlein.
Other than the few respondents who happen to also be SF/F writers, what does this thread have to do with the forum's purpose: to discuss the genres of science fiction and fantasy?
That it's highly unlikely that any of us will become anyone other than ourselves, and speculating about it is ... fantasy?
That it's highly unlikely that any of us will become anyone other than ourselves, and speculating about it is ... fantasy?
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My agent is comparing me to Janet Evanovich...and I've never read any of hers.
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My agent is comparing me to Janet Evanovich...and I've never read any of hers.
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