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Where there's a will, there's a way
Nov. 1st, 2006 12:02 pmAt least to fewer post-mortem complications.
Writers who die leave more than clothes, furniture and the need to take care of the cats, and sometimes they forget to tell those left behind how to deal with things. It seems that Mike Ford, though extremely wise and clever in more ways than I could list, was one of these. As a result, Neil Gaiman looked into the matter and has posted this piece of good advice. Thanks, Neil.
Since the current information and template document is provided by a US lawyer, Diane and I are going to take a copy to our own solicitor in Dublin and have it "Hibernicized" - is that a word? It is now - and then have a word regarding its Northern Irish/UK aspects with my best friend, who is not merely a high-powered solicitor but also a barrister. (I must ask him, as I've been meaning to for ages now, whether this is unusual. Certainly I've never encountered anyone else with both qualifications; UK legal people are usually one or the other.)
Once all that is sorted out, we'll do as Neil has suggested and pass the revised template to him for inclusion on whatever webpage he's considering. It'll also be posted on our own pages. As Neil writes: "Some of us think it's self-aggrandising or foolish to pretend that anyone would be interested in their books or creations after they're dead..." - and then some of us look at the letters and emails filed under "It's great that X is back in print!/When will you finish Y?/I want to read Z!", and realise (with, frankly, a nice warm glow) that people are interested now, and aren't likely to lose that interest just because your physical filing-cabinet has become a wooden box with nice brass handles.
Have people stopped buying David Gemmell's books over the past few months?
I rest my case.
Writers who die leave more than clothes, furniture and the need to take care of the cats, and sometimes they forget to tell those left behind how to deal with things. It seems that Mike Ford, though extremely wise and clever in more ways than I could list, was one of these. As a result, Neil Gaiman looked into the matter and has posted this piece of good advice. Thanks, Neil.
Since the current information and template document is provided by a US lawyer, Diane and I are going to take a copy to our own solicitor in Dublin and have it "Hibernicized" - is that a word? It is now - and then have a word regarding its Northern Irish/UK aspects with my best friend, who is not merely a high-powered solicitor but also a barrister. (I must ask him, as I've been meaning to for ages now, whether this is unusual. Certainly I've never encountered anyone else with both qualifications; UK legal people are usually one or the other.)
Once all that is sorted out, we'll do as Neil has suggested and pass the revised template to him for inclusion on whatever webpage he's considering. It'll also be posted on our own pages. As Neil writes: "Some of us think it's self-aggrandising or foolish to pretend that anyone would be interested in their books or creations after they're dead..." - and then some of us look at the letters and emails filed under "It's great that X is back in print!/When will you finish Y?/I want to read Z!", and realise (with, frankly, a nice warm glow) that people are interested now, and aren't likely to lose that interest just because your physical filing-cabinet has become a wooden box with nice brass handles.
Have people stopped buying David Gemmell's books over the past few months?
I rest my case.
