This question is not the same as my five favorite writers or the five writers I admire the most. Also, it's possible that if asked tomorrow, I might change two or three of the names. But here are today's five:
Harlan Ellison
Stephen King
Jack Kirby
Don Martin
Sam Shepard
Who are yours?
The writers who inspired and continue to inspire me on a regular basis to write also happen to be my favorites, and they are
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Isaac Asimov
William Gibson
China Mieville
Alex Irvine
J.R.R. Tolkien
ReplyDeleteArthur Conan Doyle
William Gibson
Ernest Hemingway
Stan Lee
Lawrence Block
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Raymond Carver
Grant Morrison
Hunter S Thompson
I'd love to say Alan Moore, but every time I read something of his it actually discourages me.
This is so much more fun than I thought it would be. (Thanks, thecitybelow!)
ReplyDeleteRobert B. Parker, Peter David, Octavia Butler,Joss Whedon, Chris Claremont and Warren Ellis (I know it's only supposed to be 5 but I had to include mr. Ellis).
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