STICKY Sad News for us all.
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Don't know if any of you have seen this. Some very lovely tributes from other authors. Especially like the last one, from G.R.R. Martin.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2015/03/bff-te ... d-lives-on
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2015/03/bff-te ... d-lives-on
Hypothetically I wonder how PTerry would react if he could see all of the beautiful tributes and general outpouring of love from the world in his absence. I'm sure he got a pretty good view of his impact on the world from tours and conventions and all that, and online fan work. But to see all those people, plus everyone who ever was a fan wholly or casual, who never went to conventions or met him, or made anything based on his work, coming altogether now to express their grief at his passing and their love for what he left us with.
Personally, I like to imagine him ribbing other greats like Douglas Adams and waggling his eyebrows in a "Lookit what I did" sort of way.
Personally, I like to imagine him ribbing other greats like Douglas Adams and waggling his eyebrows in a "Lookit what I did" sort of way.
Christ, I can't stop thinking about this. I've been working on a project like a complete hermit for awhile and I only heard about it a day or two ago. It's devastating. We've lost not only a writer of enormous stature, but a person who was grand and good. I know he didn't believe in an afterlife, but I hope he knew just how beloved he was by so many around the globe and that his work is cherished and will continue to be read long after he's gone. I'm glad he left peacefully and with family too as the agony of a prolonged passing was not something he would have wanted.
Thanks for the link to the tributes, Bouncy.
Neil Gaiman posted on twitter that he wasn't able to give any interviews as he needed time to himself.
I've already said that with Terry's death I feel like a part of me is missing, but I never elaborated on why. Now that I've had a few days to begin to come to terms with the news I can, although my experiences and thoughts are (I should imagine) pretty universal to others as well.
He made me laugh and he made me think. I was perfectly happy to be led by his hand when reading the stories, believing every unlikely twist and turn and rejoicing at the news when a new book was on the horizon.
He saw me through the awful side effects of chemotherapy, when all I wanted to do was curl up into a ball and wish the days to be over with, he saw me during my recovery of my heart operation and through my recovery when I nearly bled to death having a huge fibroid removed.
And through all the good and bad times, because of Terry's writing, I have used his humour as a shield to wrap around me and battle through all the bad times I have encountered.
To describe him as a 'writer' doesn't do him justice. He is so much more.
Neil Gaiman posted on twitter that he wasn't able to give any interviews as he needed time to himself.
I've already said that with Terry's death I feel like a part of me is missing, but I never elaborated on why. Now that I've had a few days to begin to come to terms with the news I can, although my experiences and thoughts are (I should imagine) pretty universal to others as well.
He made me laugh and he made me think. I was perfectly happy to be led by his hand when reading the stories, believing every unlikely twist and turn and rejoicing at the news when a new book was on the horizon.
He saw me through the awful side effects of chemotherapy, when all I wanted to do was curl up into a ball and wish the days to be over with, he saw me during my recovery of my heart operation and through my recovery when I nearly bled to death having a huge fibroid removed.
And through all the good and bad times, because of Terry's writing, I have used his humour as a shield to wrap around me and battle through all the bad times I have encountered.
To describe him as a 'writer' doesn't do him justice. He is so much more.
I've been thinking about this since it's happened. Such sad news for us, but I imagine it's the way Terry Pratchett would have wanted it - surrounded by family, good friends and his cat. His books have been such a big part of my life since I first discovered them. And, they will continue to be a part of my life. I've now started with "The Colour of Magic" and will be re-reading them all...in order of publication. R.I.P. Terry Pratchett.
