tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post116812439418856021..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Talented newcomersEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1168132178097523312007-01-06T17:09:00.000-08:002007-01-06T17:09:00.000-08:00Being able to help newcomers is one of the great r...Being able to help newcomers is one of the great rewards of being an author, even though it is time-consuming and sometimes discouraging. I'm glad some of those you helped have progressed. You obviously take pride in their success. For me, it was also payback. Long ago, a novelist and screenwriter named John Otis Carney helped me patiently, and as a result I began to sell my work. I'm in debt, and still in debt, and Otis Carney (who wrote many a Dragnet) is a hero of mine, God rest his soul.<BR/><BR/>Richard WheelerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com