The fantasy writer Harlan Ellison died yesterday at 84, leaving his own epitaph: "For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time I mattered." Ellison also left his fellow writers this loin-girding anthem for self-respect.
On communication, professional and otherwise.
Oh MAN that’s good stuff! Having sold my words and wordsmithing for almost 25 years, his sentiment about the amateurs undercutting the pros really resonates.