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David Gerrold, love/hate relationship
David Gerrold, brilliant professor and author of the Chtorr series, amongst many other books that I've enjoyed. "The Man Who Folded Himself" was an excellent reprieve from most of the science fiction crap out there, however, nothing parallels to the Chtorr series. Of course, the series I most enjoy is a) out of print due to an argument and issue with his publisher, making it impossible to find new ones, b) not even slated to come out with book 5 and book 6. Yes, there's blogs of his saying as much, but here is his remark when confronted with the question:
"Oh yes, and there’s also this one sequence where Jim finally explains what’s really going on with the worms. That’s worth a couple of “Yikes!” It brought me out of my chair a couple of times as I realized some additional implications of the invasion. The bad news is that I’ve given up trying to predict when all this will be done. It'll be done when it's done. I'd like to say this year, but I've said that before too. Be patient, these things are hard to write."
Be patient. BE PATIENT?! You asshat, you've had twelve years to finish the damn series and have you? Not only that but you've begun more series in betwixt that time and have not even sealed those epics, either.
Another thing that leaves a sour taste in my mouth is his sidebar on the website begging for money to have a surgery done for his dog. Here is a list of his accomplishments, cut for length and pompousness.
David Gerrold started writing professionally in 1967. His first sale was "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek. Within five years, he had published seven novels, two books about television production, three anthologies, and a short story collection. He was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards six times in four years. Since 1967, he has published more than forty books. Several of his novels are considered classics, including The Man Who Folded Himself, When HARLIE Was One, and the four books in The War Against The Chtorr.
Gerrold has written episodes for over a dozen different television series, including Star Trek, Star Trek Animated, Twilight Zone, Land of the Lost, Babylon 5, Sliders, Logan's Run, and Tales From The Darkside. He has had columns in six different magazines and two websites, including Starlog, Galileo, Profiles, PC-Techniques, Visual Developer, Yahoo, and GalaxyOnline. In 1995, he won the Hugo and Nebula for The Martian Child, an autobiographical tale of his son's adoption.
Dude, you can afford a surgery. How about this... finish the Chtorr series and then I will give you money by actually buying the books you should've written years ago. Then you can afford your dog's surgery and everyone wins. Go now. Work.
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