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Re: I've heard that Moorcock had a pretty unusual writing approach in the past. Katja Send a noteboard - 03/02/2013 04:54:47 PM
He'd plot out a book in detail then take a bunch of drugs and write a book in one sitting. I don't know how true that story is, but it was quite entertaining.


That actually sounds pretty accurate. Read an Elric anthology out of curiosity and it's pretty psychedelic. Very weird, weirdly entertaining, very pulpy, and I can see how it's influenced a lot of the authors who read it. Not something I'll pick up again in a hurry though. Too much angst, and psychedelia doesn't usually appeal to me.

I remember Neil Gaiman did a shorty story called "A boyhood furnished in early Moorcock" or something similar though.
Katja
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I've heard that Moorcock had a pretty unusual writing approach in the past. Stephen - 25/01/2013 04:00:25 PM 940 Views
Re: I've heard that Moorcock had a pretty unusual writing approach in the past. Isaac - 25/01/2013 07:06:38 PM 1056 Views
Seems most of these Elric books don't go far beyond a hundred pages, so yeah... *NM* Legolas - 25/01/2013 11:35:28 PM 422 Views
Re: I've heard that Moorcock had a pretty unusual writing approach in the past. Katja - 03/02/2013 04:54:47 PM 1202 Views
I just got the first one second hand, I have to say I'm kinda curious. *NM* Legolas - 25/01/2013 04:47:57 PM 480 Views
they are classics and you should read them random thoughts - 25/01/2013 05:56:05 PM 1112 Views
Yeah. I don't really like fantasy but I know of the Elric series. It's well written, so they say. *NM* Tom - 26/01/2013 01:29:16 AM 438 Views
I like the series, but I wouldn't use "well-written" to describe the 1960s-1970s books Larry - 26/01/2013 02:40:07 AM 1058 Views
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