> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:31 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: needed: list of audio books : sci-fi/horror/humor > > The story I remember hearing at a con was that the series (or the > Tarzan series I forget which) started off when he decided on a bet to > write the most hackneyed book possible and see if it would be > published. Not only was it published but it became a big hit. And so > he was trapped in writing that stuff from then on.
That doesn't sound right... I know he loved the "Tarzan" character (and the original book, at least, is really far from hackneyed - it's quite good actually). I know that the "Mars" stories - which were originally published as a serial, not a book, were published under a nom de plume. He was afraid that he'd be made fun of so he used the name "Normal Bean" (a joke indicating that he was just a regular guy). The story goes, however, that the typesetter assumed it was a typo and changed it in printing to "Norman Bean" Once the stories (the first 6 or 12 that later became the finished the first book) became such a success he began using his real name. ;^) Of course he also did a mess of "Venus" books as well - maybe those are the ones you heard about (I've not read them... but I know they came after the Mars books). Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169531 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
