
That by eighteen he had worked as a ‘tuna fisherman off the coast of Galveston, He first ran away from home at thirteen, claiming Like many authors, Ellison lived a varied and exciting life. Hot-headed, outspoken, and litigious, Ellison was the source of a lot of advice in his lifetime, and so today we’ll be sifting through his thoughts and exploring what modern authors have to learn from this influential author. The author of more than 1,800 stories, essays, and articles, dozens of teleplays and movie scripts, and winner of eight Hugo Awards, four Nebula Awards, five Bram Stoker Awards, and two World Fantasy Awards, among others, Ellison is remembered both for his own writing (including the short stories ‘ I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ and ‘ “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman’) and for his editorial work on projects like the anthology collection Dangerous Visions, in which he set out to showcase the work of up-and-coming speculative fiction authors.

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