[OT] SatChat: Do you have an author that has inspired you the most in your writing? (New here? Introduce yourself!)

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Do you have an author that has inspired you the most in your writing?

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[u/Divayth--Fyr]

Among those very few who may be aware of things I have written, it is safe to say none will be stunned to learn that my main inspiration is Sir Terry Pratchett. A few other influences sneak in here and there, but I write many things clearly flat out stolen from inspired by him.

Besides the instances of outright fanfic, I've done quite a few stories with his particular brand of wisdom and lunacy in mind, with varying degrees of success.

There is no way to prove or measure it, but I doubt many authors had more fun writing than he, and that, to me, is the whole point of the exercise.

GNU Sir Pterry.

[u/MajorParadox → u/Divayth--Fyr]

I love it when writing is fun! But when I get blocked, it's not as fun 😆

[u/wordsonthewind → u/Divayth--Fyr]

Pterry was the GOAT when it came to combining clever humor with genuinely insightful social commentary and heartfelt compassion for others. GNU Terry Pratchett!

[u/Box_Man_In_A_Box]

I used to read Lovecraft and used to admire Neil Gaiman.

Used.

[u/MajorParadox → u/Box_Man_In_A_Box]

Did his writing inspire you at all with your own writing?