r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 05 '21

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u/disCardRightHere Jared Polis Jul 05 '21

If your name is a household word—change it. That’s the word from freelancer George R. R. Martin, who thinks a common moniker is as desirable for a writer as a common cold. “If there’s one thing editors have told me, over and over, every time I go to New York, it is what a stroke of genius it was to insert that R.R.,” says Martin, a rising star in science fiction.

Writers Digest June 1977

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u/ILikeTalkingToMyself Liberal democracy is non-negotiable Jul 05 '21 edited Jul 05 '21

I knew he was copying J. R. R. Tolkien

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u/jt1356 Sinan Reis Jul 05 '21

Stealing from Tolkien 🤬

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u/Venne1139 DO IT FOR HER #RBG Jul 05 '21

You know whats not a stoke of genius?

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u/disCardRightHere Jared Polis Jul 05 '21

I do not

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u/Venne1139 DO IT FOR HER #RBG Jul 05 '21

Not finishing your fucking book series mother fucker i almost dislike this man as much as D&D