I first came to ABC last December after hearing John Bird being interviewed on Radio 5. He mentioned a young author called Liza Granville. It suddenly struck me that a lot of newbies to the site will not have seen her work yet.
She hasn't appeared to write for a while now but I suspect I know why that is. Time will tell.
Anyway, not all of her output is my cup of tea but it is still possibly the best of writing on this site. If you haven't read her yet - do so - then sob to yourself as you wish you had half her talent.
You can find her collection under the username ' Liza'.
My second recommendation is the story 'It' by James_burr. This should be mandatory reading for all contributors. If it makes you feel uncomfortable then hopefully you will have learned something today.
Barry Wood (not verified) | April 27, 2001 - 14:11
I'll check out Liza Granville and James Burr as soon as possible. Thanks!
Carly Svamvour (not verified) | April 28, 2001 - 03:36
Well, thanks for the recommendations .. I just read Liza's 'A Sort of Legacy' - that blew me away.
tony cook (not verified) | April 28, 2001 - 18:52
I'm glad Liza Granville is coming back into fashion here on ABCtales. We were so gratified in the very early days that someone of such obvious talent had found her way to us. Now we have hundreds of you and I thank you all.
Another early author whose work you should check out is Karl Wiggins. Give him a whirl.
Barry Wood (not verified) | April 28, 2001 - 19:31
Thanks, Tony. I'm checking out Karl Wiggins right now.
Barry Wood
Karl Wiggins (not verified) | April 29, 2001 - 23:20
Thanks for that Tony,
I've been absent for a few weeks in the States and have only checked in a couple of times. Both Sue and myself are hoping to see you again at the next storytelling event on the 21st.
Karl
dogplop (not verified) | April 30, 2001 - 13:19
Check out curua, his work is very funny.
ivoryfishbone (not verified) | April 30, 2001 - 16:20
i'll second that dogplop
curua (not verified) | May 1, 2001 - 17:53
Gee, thanks guys! :-)
stormy petrel (not verified) | May 1, 2001 - 21:03
I particularly enjoyed 'Book one'
thanks