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Hi Mike
I'd like to thank you for giving me a priceless gift 28 years ago.
When I was learning to read at school my teachers had a hard time keeping my attention focused on insipid copy concerning witless children and their pet dog. My parents were dismayed but resigned themselves to the fact that their son would never pursue a literary career.
However, this all changed after a summer holiday spent at my best friend's house. My friend's older brother, for reasons that still puzzle me, would keep us spellbound for hours by reading from The Jewel in the Skull.
The following year my mother was astounded when I asked for the very same book for my birthday, and, in a dramatic turnaround worthy of a Hollywood movie montage, I suddenly could not get enough reading material. My English grades soared over the next 15 years - although reading Dancers at the End of Time at the age of 7 almost destroyed my sanity - and I completed my academic journey by gaining a degree in linguistics.
Fantasy fiction led me into roleplaying games and ultimately to my present job as a games writer/designer. I'm very happy with my life and have never forgotten that it was the gift of literacy that got me where I am. :)
Well, I shouldn't really gush so much on a public forum, so...
Thank you very much indeed
Richard Wolfrik Galland
I'd like to thank you for giving me a priceless gift 28 years ago.
When I was learning to read at school my teachers had a hard time keeping my attention focused on insipid copy concerning witless children and their pet dog. My parents were dismayed but resigned themselves to the fact that their son would never pursue a literary career.
However, this all changed after a summer holiday spent at my best friend's house. My friend's older brother, for reasons that still puzzle me, would keep us spellbound for hours by reading from The Jewel in the Skull.
The following year my mother was astounded when I asked for the very same book for my birthday, and, in a dramatic turnaround worthy of a Hollywood movie montage, I suddenly could not get enough reading material. My English grades soared over the next 15 years - although reading Dancers at the End of Time at the age of 7 almost destroyed my sanity - and I completed my academic journey by gaining a degree in linguistics.
Fantasy fiction led me into roleplaying games and ultimately to my present job as a games writer/designer. I'm very happy with my life and have never forgotten that it was the gift of literacy that got me where I am. :)
Well, I shouldn't really gush so much on a public forum, so...
Thank you very much indeed
Richard Wolfrik Galland
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