Huh. I've only met someone who worked with Bradley and only in passing (and I'm not brave enough to ask her questions about anything really). Is the dragon thing true? Did she ever say why, just too overused? Is the Moore thing true, too? Because what little I've read of C.L. Moore is ridiculously fun, I really like her stuff!
Yes, as is everything else I said, based on things that Marion or her people said, mostly in bios or editorials.
>> Did she ever say why, just too overused? <<
If I remember right, she wasn't fond of dragons to begin with, thought they were overdone, and more often done badly than well; but the core of it was: "Anne McCaffrey has done up the dragon story neatly with a bow around it." The dislike of dragons was very widely printed. I think it was actually in the guidelines for MZB's Fantasy. And then one of her friends sent her "The Dragon, the Unicorn, and the Teddy Bear" -- and she bought it. Good story, that one.
>> Is the Moore thing true, too? <<
Yes. She was among the earliest, fairly obscure women writers of fantasy; and the role model for the ones famously considered as founders. It's not mentioned as often, but MZB wasn't the only person who touched on it.
>> Because what little I've read of C.L. Moore is ridiculously fun, I really like her stuff! <<
Oh awesome! I found out about Moore through the Jirel stories, but I can't remember how I found out about those - brief mention in someone writing about Howard? Much more recently I got the huge Planet Stories book of Northwest of Earth stories, and they're easily comparable to Burroughs!
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Yes, as is everything else I said, based on things that Marion or her people said, mostly in bios or editorials.
>> Did she ever say why, just too overused? <<
If I remember right, she wasn't fond of dragons to begin with, thought they were overdone, and more often done badly than well; but the core of it was: "Anne McCaffrey has done up the dragon story neatly with a bow around it." The dislike of dragons was very widely printed. I think it was actually in the guidelines for MZB's Fantasy. And then one of her friends sent her "The Dragon, the Unicorn, and the Teddy Bear" -- and she bought it. Good story, that one.
>> Is the Moore thing true, too? <<
Yes. She was among the earliest, fairly obscure women writers of fantasy; and the role model for the ones famously considered as founders. It's not mentioned as often, but MZB wasn't the only person who touched on it.
>> Because what little I've read of C.L. Moore is ridiculously fun, I really like her stuff! <<
Jirel of Joiry is unmatched.
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