On Saturday, June 8, 2002, at 12:46 PM, Michael R. Grindle wrote: > Moved to Vegas? That explains all the poker playing talk. I have only > been to Las Vegas once, but had a truly memorable time. Of course, > since reading Powers' "Last Call", Las Vegas holds an odd fascination > for me. > It's a cool place. On whim I saw Tom Jones at the MGM...don't laugh, this guy has more energy than acts 1/3 his age. Great show! > I have a couple more questions for Mr. Brust. > > Are there any authors out there who you feel are great, but are > relatively unknown? The kinds of writers you want to shake everyone and > say "Hey! Read this person's work! It's great! They should be > best-sellers instead of crap like Terry Goodkind!" > Being selfish: How me, I'm new ;-) > And, are there ever times when your family or friends say to you, either > about a whole work or parts of a work, "I didn't really like that." or > "That's pretty crappy, Steven." or any negative criticism? Is there any > work that you thought was simply some of the best you've ever done, and > yet other people say 'eh, it was ok' or worse? > > Thanks again for being so responsive to your fans, I don't know if there > are any authors whom you would have felt tongue-tied around, or in awe > of, but its nice to be able to communicate with a creator of wonderful > things like your books. > > Mike > > -------- Read The World at the Edge of Time, my new book! http://homepage.mac.com/christurkel