tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post7288487893188034857..comments2023-10-09T04:48:51.981-07:00Comments on SFR Brigade: Anne McCaffrey, You Will Be MissedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-61176114760690289812011-11-23T18:03:39.983-08:002011-11-23T18:03:39.983-08:00Everyone here echoes my feelings. What else is the...Everyone here echoes my feelings. What else is there to say? A sad day for all of us and for SF/F. She was one of the favorite judges for the Writers of the Future contest.<br /> <br />Thank you Laurie for this wonderful post.<br /><br />What a loss.Kaye Manrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639814610213100626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-17147786225444007362011-11-23T09:38:03.845-08:002011-11-23T09:38:03.845-08:00One of the earliest authors I ever read. I am sadd...One of the earliest authors I ever read. I am saddened by this news. :(Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-9841374836185752252011-11-23T08:33:35.616-08:002011-11-23T08:33:35.616-08:00So sorry to hear this! I only recently discovered ...So sorry to hear this! I only recently discovered Pern. :-( Sad news indeed.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673963438671468441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-62785601475651091992011-11-23T06:23:56.380-08:002011-11-23T06:23:56.380-08:00I was very sad to learn today of the death of this...I was very sad to learn today of the death of this great writer. <br /><br />'Dragonflight; was the very first book of hers I read and I was hooked - although years before, as a young teenager I'd cried over a short story called 'The Ship Who Sang'and it was only when I started reading her dragon stories I realised that the short story had grown into a novel - which was instantly added to my collection.<br /><br />I love all her books although the dragon books will always be my favourite. I wrote to her many years ago and asked if she had any advice for an aspiring writer. To my delight and surprise I received a handwritten postcard from her, saying 'Write what you would like to read.' Advice I still follow.<br /><br />The world is a poorer place for her loss, but richer for the wealth of wonderful stories and characters she left behind.Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-57221433869976400482011-11-23T06:20:03.174-08:002011-11-23T06:20:03.174-08:00My eyes burned with tears after I heard the news. ...My eyes burned with tears after I heard the news. Anne McCaffrey was a pioneer in SF/F and a great visionary. She's left an incredible legacy.Heather Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-14724392174933366972011-11-23T05:53:16.676-08:002011-11-23T05:53:16.676-08:00That is one amazing tattoo. What a great tribute.
...That is one amazing tattoo. What a great tribute.<br /><br />I started collecting dragons after reading the Pern books. I have sculptures, clothing, artwork--including an original by the very talented artist and author D L Jackson...but no tattoos. :)<br /><br />Ramoth was one of my favorite dragon heroes...er, heroines. <br /><br />http://pern.wikia.com/wiki/RamothL. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-10639895799693695162011-11-23T04:53:41.988-08:002011-11-23T04:53:41.988-08:00I loved that she named her residence "Dragonh...I loved that she named her residence "Dragonhold" - that actually was my impetus for commissioning the stained glass I had done for my front door. I couldn't have a Dragonhold like her but I could have a dragon. :-)<br /><br />Her Pern dragons also inspired the tattoo I recently had done on my forearm. I took pictures of the dragons from Pern books to the tattooist and asked him to take elements from them to do the tattoo.<br /><br />If you want to see the tattoo I had done, check out this blog post - http://kyliegriffinromance.blogspot.com/2011/10/day-of-dragon.htmlKylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-50749373345711816152011-11-23T01:03:14.646-08:002011-11-23T01:03:14.646-08:00You were so lucky to have met her, Pippa. Never g...You were so lucky to have met her, Pippa. Never got the chance.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-36216978513761892882011-11-22T21:42:53.939-08:002011-11-22T21:42:53.939-08:00Anne McCaffrey was my first big inspiration to wri...Anne McCaffrey was my first big inspiration to write, the biggest influence on my early writing. I had the privilege of meeting her once at a scifi convention more than 20 years ago. Very unassuming woman. The Crystal Singer was the first book of hers I read. :(Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-31782684658878543892011-11-22T19:59:37.303-08:002011-11-22T19:59:37.303-08:00Beautifully said, Kylie.
My bio starts with "...Beautifully said, Kylie.<br /><br />My bio starts with "I cut my teeth on Anne McCaffrey..." She probably had more influence on the early writer in me than any other author. What an amazing, imaginative talent--a true storytelling genius.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-59797319949054228742011-11-22T19:40:45.646-08:002011-11-22T19:40:45.646-08:00DRAGONFLIGHT was the first book of Anne McCaffrey&...DRAGONFLIGHT was the first book of Anne McCaffrey's I ever read - discovered it shoved in a box of second hand books my parents bought at a clearing sale. I devoured it in one sitting and was addicted to her writing from there.<br /><br />Pern, the Catteni, Ballybran, the universe of the Rowan, Helga & the City Who Fought, Sassinak, and so many other wonderful adventures have inspired me as a writer and kept me entertained for many, many years.<br /><br />But I'll take comfort in knowing the joy of sharing her legacy and passing her books on to another generation of readers.<br /><br />Thank you, Anne McCaffrey! And in your own words, you're still with us (just like the Dragonriders of Pern).<br /><br />Gone away, gone ahead...Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.com