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What do you guys think of this author? I was criticized for liking one of his works a while ago and assumed it was because people thought of him as a bad writer.

I also never post here and don't read a lot.
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>>4311812
Aging will destroy you.

So, through a series of cleverly-placed bribes and compliments, you get to visit Harlan Ellison. You go to his house; he gives you the once-over, and, deciding you aren't a faggot or a commie or a publisher or a Star Trek fan, he gives you the tour. You are shown the mezzanine area where he liked to write. He points at a long row of manuscripts on the floor and said, “That’s the Last Dangerous Visions. It’ll never come out.”

You pull out a gun, cock it, point it square at the middle of his spreading gut and say "Hand it over, Harlan."

>Submitting your work for free to rags like TAR

Harlan Ellison would be ashamed by you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE

Opinions on Harland Ellison?

Why is Harlan Ellison Awesome?

Doing a little bit of reading. Here's a Harlan Ellison quote to start things off. I can take requests.
http://vocaroo.com/?media=vp4fQQ5DvCSJGgzz8

Harlan Ellison hates you. He despises anyone who uses his IP without permission. For instance, this image, which I haven't obtained authorization to post -- he hates me for posting it. He hates you too. You pirate books, and he fucking loathes you.

He grabs women's breasts in public and thinks it's funny. Harlan Ellison would fondle your mom if he encountered her in the grocery store, and wouldn't care if you said anything about it.

Hunter S. Thompson was also an asshole, but he was a whimsical asshole. He stuck it to The Man. Harlan Ellison is The Man. His goal is to stick it to everyone else.

Harlan Ellison isn't even a good writer. He's responsible for "Babylon 5," one of the worst science fiction shows in television history and the major show responsible for the sci-fi drought before LOST revived the genre. Read his short story collections, or his novels. He's just not very good.

Harlan Ellison is a cock, and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Anyone who praises him is a masochist. He wouldn't praise you, and he doesn't appreciate your praise, and also he sucks and is a boor.

Don't say anything positive about Harlan Ellison, ever.

Why did he grab Connie Willis' breast during a Hugo ceremony?

Why is he anti-piracy when information wants to be free?

Is this his true personality: a piracy-opposing molester; or is he trying to maintain a larger-than-life persona like a professional wrestling gimmick?

Is it possible he's really that horrible of a person?

>>1078250
Science fiction and fantasy is shorthand for "has strong, unpopular / taboo / insane, self-serving opinions. Usually leaning to the Right."

>>839177

ITT Crazy/wacky authors. I'll start out easy.

Goodnight Sweet Prince.