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Friday 9 December 2022

To business that we love

During my time at the Lucca Comics & Games festival, quite a few people came up and said how much my work meant to them. That's always really lovely to hear. You write to make a connection, hoping that what you do will inspire others. But I always point out to fans that I'm a fan too. There are writers who inspired me (Terry Nation, Stan Lee, Michael Moorcock, Roy Thomas, Robert E Howard, Gene Roddenberry, and many others) and they had writers who inspired them. It's a torch we're passing along.

And because writers are fans as well, I was delighted to come full circle and appear in the December issue of Doctor Who Magazine not as Dave Morris, aspiring Dalek scriptwriter, but as David Morris, my six-year-old self, geeking out over a set visit to watch the rehearsal of "The Brink of Disaster". I won't spoil it with any details here, except to say that it followed a few weeks after my dad took me to meet a real-life Dalek.

This is issue #584 of Doctor Who Magazine. That's pretty impressive, especially for a monthly. It's a show that has inspired generations of sci-fi enthusiasts. Whether you write, read or only watch, those enthusiasms are what make life worth living, so let's celebrate such treasures of the imagination -- and keep passing on the torch.


4 comments:

  1. "Whether you write, read or watch, such enthusiasms are what make life worth living...". "Each must find their own path to the light of Molhern".

    Thanks for all the posts this year Dave, here and on your Patreon. Please keep them coming .

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    1. Thanks. Knowing they're appreciated helps a lot!

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  2. Well, if you ever visit Sweden I'll tell you in person how much your works, and spirit, means to me. Nice to know that I'm not alone in that.

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    1. Thanks, Joakim. And I hope I do visit Sweden someday.

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