{"id":5027,"date":"2023-01-03T17:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2023-01-03T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:56:09","slug":"8-facts-about-well-known-science-fiction-and-fantasy-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2023\/01\/03\/8-facts-about-well-known-science-fiction-and-fantasy-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Little Known Facts About Well Known Science Fiction And Fantasy Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

#1:<\/strong> Stephen King cannot spell the word \u201csuccinct\u201d. Luckily he has an editor who can. (The editor was fired in 1989.)<\/p>\n

#2:<\/strong> Though he never used it in any of his books, MR James\u2019s favourite English word was \u201cvelveteen\u201d, describing it in private as \u201csensuous, seductive.\u201d<\/p>\n

#3:<\/strong> Angela Carter modified her typewriter so that the i\u2019s were dotted with lovehearts.<\/p>\n

#4:<\/strong> Frank Herbert was addicted to mulberries to such an extent people often thought he was wearing lipstick.<\/p>\n

#5:<\/strong> Vladimir Nabakov found England so bewildering he later described it as a \u201cspacious and pretentious place with maudlin [figures] in various postures and states of enchantment amid a medley of pallid animals, dryads and trees.\u201d<\/p>\n

#6:<\/strong> HP Lovecraft was an absolute fool.<\/p>\n

#7:<\/strong> Jules Verne was scared of brass bands (though he was quite fond of the sound of bells).<\/p>\n

#8:<\/strong> Neil Gaiman once got lost in Soho. He was never seen again.<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. Written on the 24th August, 2022<\/em>
\n2. Every fact is 100% true.<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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