writing is hard work very hard work especialy if you write scripts for tv or film becuase if you have a hit series or movie the pressure to write is intense almost crushing but, the best advice is to write and write and write if you enjoy what you do that will show in your work.
Thanks for posting this interview. What a treat to see- I'd not seen Bradbury in person and vocal before this, and how inspiring he is. How neat it would be to spend a day with someone like that.
@macco360 I honestly could not stop laughing when I saw that. Ray Bradbury, in his white summer-esque outfit cutting off a slice of brick cheese and grabbing a beer, and then heading off to feast, lol.
Ray Bradbury, writes, drinks Coors out of pull tab cans,and wears sweaters and ties with only his boxer shorts on. You will never be as badass as him.
Of course he doesn't tell you that the probability of sharks are pretty good being it's Lake Michigan. That leaves me to wonder.There's orcas in water near Shelton, Wa
I liked this video b/c I written a story for mag called “Tabloid Purposes.” Now I wished I hadn’t published it. The idea was for an experimental story, but the writing was just toss. You realise that after absorbing Stephen King’s advice on editing. Stories won’t sell for editing & audience. Shakespeare’s classic English also awakens one to faults too
My favorite Bradbury book is "Dandelion Wine." He has an incredible gift but he is very humble about his ability. I make a living writing articles for an on line article service that pays on time each week. It is nothing like what Mr. Bradbury writes but it pays the bills.
He's a great writer and I completely agree with this video. I have been writing for twelve years, but it is only these past three years have my writings become great. In the past three years I have published four books of poetry, which have sold a lot. I have also published fifteen short stories. He is right. It takes a long time to write something worth while, in prose or poetry. Check out my video poems on my channel and tell me what you think.
@thearkangel12345 I did so. Your writing is wretchedly mediocre. I would firmly suggest that you keep your Winn-Dixie stock boy job, or whatever they have you doing.
@JeffersonDinedAlone You are an idiot whoever you are. Show me something you have done, and next time you decide to insult someone why don't you provide details about what you don't like. And have you published anything? I have published four books of poetry and a novel will be published soon. tell me what you have done. moron.
@thearkangel12345 If you have published four books of poetry, then list the book titles, the publishers, the date of publication, and where the books are sold. If you have a novel being published soon, then list the novel title, the publisher, when it will be published, and where it will be available for purchase. If you have published 15 short stories, list story titles, the publications, and in what issues they appear. If you can't, then you are a liar, and utterly full of shit. Verify it.
@JeffersonDinedAlone I do believe that you are simply someone who likes to insult people. I don't have to prove anything to you when you, yourself have put nothing up for review. talk to me when I can review something.
@thearkangel12345 You have just verified what I stated in my last reply. You have accomplished nothing, you lie about it, and you are nothing but a waste of time. And anyone who reads this exchange of comments will know it. Stop wasting anyone's time.
@thearkangel12345 After reading over my replies to you, I was unduly harsh in my comments, I realize. That is not an accurate reflection of myself, nor is it my intention to convey such an impression. You may very well be a talented individual who is still developing, and if so, then I wish you success in your pursuits. I don't wish to express negativity regarding anyone's interests. However, I would genuinely advise you not to make grand declarations, regardless of legitimacy or not.
@DiscipleoftheBlueBox Met the man when I was in college in LA. Great guy, very encouraging to young writers. Spent lots of time with us and other college students. He was like a breath of fresh air after all those insipid writing and English classes.
@DiscipleoftheBlueBox Met the man when I was in college in LA. Great guy, very encouraging to young writers. Spent lots of time with us and other college students. He was like a breath of fresh air after all those insipid writing and English classes.
Short story writing is much harder to do than writing novels. It is an old craft that should be instantly ressurected and honoured by publishers much more than it is. I write short stories, and I can tell you, it is the most satisfying form of creative writing there is.
@oldproji Word up friend. I'm hesitant to say I write short stories, only because I have no published works, nor do I understand short story writing fully. I only attempt to write stories in a much shorter form, forcing it into the short story genre in a way. As far as creativity goes, it's insane what happens when an idea sparks in your head, and it's like the floodgates opened and it all pours out. Not necessarily all at one time, but I think you get what I'm saying.
I've been writing for over a decade, with ten novels and over two dozen short stories written. Short stories are a difficult discipline, yes, but writing a 100,000-word-plus novel is certainly harder, for me, than any short story I've ever written. You can't generalise and say that it is for definite harder to write one particular discipline. It varies for everyone.
I have a question that has been bothering me for a while. Everyone I ask always gives me a half ass answer. Here it is:
I have a story I want to write; I know the characters, the setting; it has a beginning and an end; I've been working on it for years, but whenever I sit down to write it, the only thing that I write is complete trash. I can write all of my other stories, but not this one, my favorite one. What should I do?
@masterwalkers I don't know if my answer'll be half-assed but I find it the same with me, (a favorite story I want to write but can't). To me, it takes time to write that great story, even if you know everything bout your story and your characters. It just takes time and if this story of yours is a hard one to write well that tells me you're trying to make it your best work. Good luck, hope this kinda helped.
@DetrimentDaSuffering Thanks for replying. And no your answer wasn't half-ass. It really does suck though. I'm 18 and have been working on this story for ten years. Its the one I know best. I'm not so sure about it being my best work, because i don't think people will actually like it. Its just my favorite. Thanks a lot though. I won't give up.
@masterwalkers - I've been writing for years (I'm 23 now.) I know exactly what you're talking about, but trust me, the time will come when it will write itself. First, I suggest you write every idea or story that you can write, and read a lot. A lot! So you'll be full of ideas. See, some people who aren't good writers can write good stories, but some stories DEMAND good writers. Perhaps you're not good enough yet for that particular story. But keep writing, and one day, soon, you will be :)
Iwriteit.com allows you to either write and post your short story, essay, etc to their site, or you can sit back and be the reader! If you're a writer you can get paid and if you're a reader, you can give ratings and comment on the story.
Readers and even writers can help the authors by giving them feedback on their work. Learn about it, sign up with it and give it a try! If you do, please use name, Crystal vafiades in the
So, if you can write a good short story every week, you can make it! Churn 'em out like King and Bradbury did. Send them out to magazines every week. Who can do that in today's world? Plus, as most people know, short stories aren't valued on their own by publishers. They want quantity.
As always, the great Ray Bradbury is absolutely right about all this. This is the most sober thing I've ever heard on the topic. Thanks for posting it. Godspeed!
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The Martian Chronicles are awesome. Especially the one where there are all the machines keeping to a daily schedule even though the master is gone forever. 7 O' Clock, time to get up....
I brag on every RB post that I spent time with him, and was in his home in Sept. 2009. I love to talk about how I know Ray! In his interviews, he is always fascinating. He is worth reading and listening to.
Wow! This is my favorit writer! I can see he in first time! A great thanks YT and its creators! I have Q: Has TV some films made at base RayBradbary's books?
The short story is so undervalued by todays society. We need to go back to the days of the pulp fiction magazines where people can be heard and be appreciated.
@snoognz I agree so much. The short story is so undervalued today. I grew up in an era where reading short stories in magazines was so enjoyable. It actually inpsired me to write!
@snoognz@snoognz I agree so much. The short story is so undervalued today. I grew up in an era where reading short stories in magazines was so enjoyable. It actually inpsired me to write!
@snoognz Agreed. Sometimes I need a breather from novels and I just like to read a few short stories. Bill Pronzini wrote some great ones just a few years back.
The comment I posted was to respond to the rude comments people made about this post and was not intended as a slam on Ray (whom I like). But I see the postings they made have been removed now and so I too removed mine.
The Lake made Robert McCammon cry. It made me cry. It is quite possibly the emotionally powerful short story ever written--at least, considering how brief it was, it packs quite the punch.
I want to say that his literary genius was contingent on his ability to hang pictures, turn on a typewriter and blow up a giant Gozilla, but I'm afraid that I have to give it all up to those white shorts. Thank you, Ray, because scientists can lounge with cheese and beer! Yes they can!!
Bradbury may have been closer to the truth than he realizes. And I'd like him to know A.S.A.P. So, folks: Obtain photo of VICTORIA CRATER, MARS. Magnify 300/500%. Look into shadows beneath cliffs at left, not far down ROAD. Look for nearly round "BOULDER". Look Left. See BLACK PIPE w/WHITE Patch leading from round Hole/cliffs? Appears to be connected to 2 FOUNTAINS. Crushed STAIRCASE? Left. Path above. 3rd FOUNT/CISTERN just down rd, plain/day: Hex shape, Dragons base. SEE? Wheels, More! Look!
sweet one of my fav authors ever,I love his stories,I mean from something wicked this way comes,martian chronicles,farenheit 451,dandlelion wine,etc. I love all those,thank goodness i got into him when I was a teen.
a quote from Bradbury. he doesn't consider himself or the M.Chronicles as sci-fi
"First of all, I don't write science fiction. I've only done one science fiction book and that's Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal. So Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it's fantasy. It couldn't happen, you see? That's the reason it's going to be around a long time—because it's a Greek myth, and myths have staying power."
Yeah, you have to understand a little more about life and have some deeper feelings. Ray is a great writer though. If you just apply yourself little one you just might enjoy his stories. Try Classic Stories Vol1. That's a great collection.
Bradbury's advice for writers is superb. Stay away from Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameron: They are self-help fleecers. Bradbury's advice is based on achievement (what on Earth did Goldberg or Cameron ever write except pallid advice?).
20 Years Later - I saw dear Ray ROLLER SKATING on the Venice Boardwalk. Yes, he was 62. Now if you know how crowded the Venice Boardwalk can be in the summertime, you can guess how skilled he was. I will always see him like that. Now, the flip side is that Ray Bradbury never drove a car but took cabs everywhere because he drank so much - Scotch, not Coors. But all that counts is his sweet heart and the little boy he always was inside. Peter Pan, move over.
hymnsing: Ray's own explanation of his being "chauffered" around was his witnessing a horrific traffic accident when he was fifteen, a traumatic episode that made him afraid to get behind the wheel and later led him to write the story, "The Crowd." But I also know he's always liked to drink, so perhaps the reason for his not driving is a bit of both. Cheers!
Bradbury was in his 'prime' in 1962 when I was 12 and he was 42. I lived in Beverly Hills, & he was often in town on business, walking around the office buildings where the show biz execs and agents did their TV deals. Bradbury had terrific body language. He was FREE and he was ALIVE. He liked pink shirts and white summer trousers. He lectured once at the old public library, at the City Hall, in an old courtroom! I had a giant crush on him for my entire young womanhood. Why did he get so old?
If short clips like this were not shown here we would never now the originals existed. The internet has spawned a very odd understanding of how copyright works. There is such a thing as "fair use," where no monetary gain is had and the copyright holder benefits from the exposure. It's also known as free publicity. Without it no reviews or critiques could ever be done.
Interesting
jammingwithmarley 2 weeks ago
i like your novels ray , they are great i really enjoy reading them
MrAhmed8050 2 weeks ago
Ray knows what he wants, doesn't he? And he deserves it too.
sarahthewriter1 1 month ago
Wow...shots and a tie. No there's a true writer!
AreteGriego91 1 month ago
drinking Coors and eating cheese! epic!
mundie33 2 months ago 2
what year was this interview? i saw an interview where he appeared with heffner and he couldnt even hold his microphone
TejasRCpilot 3 months ago
Ray Bradbury is my hero
MisterAmerican650 3 months ago 2
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bennett5058 3 months ago
writing is hard work very hard work especialy if you write scripts for tv or film becuase if you have a hit series or movie the pressure to write is intense almost crushing but, the best advice is to write and write and write if you enjoy what you do that will show in your work.
doctorw2 3 months ago
Inspiring to hear that becoming a good writer is a process rather than a gift.
MsAllwrite 4 months ago
Coors original for a one of a kind writer. Beautiful.
Zorn76 4 months ago
Rod Steiger!
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2009frankcastle 5 months ago
Thanks for posting this interview. What a treat to see- I'd not seen Bradbury in person and vocal before this, and how inspiring he is. How neat it would be to spend a day with someone like that.
IndividualExperience 6 months ago 2
You see, Ray knows how to write and why he does it, with writers like him who needs Twilight?
AGuyInAHat 6 months ago
Beer and cheese! A writer's fuel.
macco360 6 months ago 3
@macco360 I honestly could not stop laughing when I saw that. Ray Bradbury, in his white summer-esque outfit cutting off a slice of brick cheese and grabbing a beer, and then heading off to feast, lol.
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TheAlmostLovely 6 months ago
lol look at all the empty beer cans on the kitchen counter : D
RPGfiend 6 months ago
I saw Ray Bradbury in the title and I said to myself, "Fuck yeah, I'll click on this, it's Ray! How could I not!?" Glad I did still.
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TheAlmostLovely 6 months ago
@tacticianSHG Ditto. :)
TheAlmostLovely 6 months ago
Ray Bradbury, writes, drinks Coors out of pull tab cans,and wears sweaters and ties with only his boxer shorts on. You will never be as badass as him.
BaneOfLannister 6 months ago 2
Ray is truly one the most genuine writers of our times. He is as beautiful a man as is his words are to read,
avaloniarising 6 months ago
nice inspirational talk
sheilamaeb 7 months ago
Of course he doesn't tell you that the probability of sharks are pretty good being it's Lake Michigan. That leaves me to wonder.There's orcas in water near Shelton, Wa
johnnysbubbletop63 7 months ago
I liked this video b/c I written a story for mag called “Tabloid Purposes.” Now I wished I hadn’t published it. The idea was for an experimental story, but the writing was just toss. You realise that after absorbing Stephen King’s advice on editing. Stories won’t sell for editing & audience. Shakespeare’s classic English also awakens one to faults too
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johnnysbubbletop63 7 months ago
This was great!
TowelTroi 7 months ago
Rockin' the white shorts Mr. B! -A. fan.
allaboutdmagic 7 months ago
My favorite Bradbury book is "Dandelion Wine." He has an incredible gift but he is very humble about his ability. I make a living writing articles for an on line article service that pays on time each week. It is nothing like what Mr. Bradbury writes but it pays the bills.
86GeorgeAngel 7 months ago
"After ten years of writing, I had finally written something beautiful". -Bradbury
That's life isn't it? Hard work pays off.
Mariettabluedevil06 7 months ago
Love his short stories the most.
THENEWJMONEY507 8 months ago
He's a great writer and I completely agree with this video. I have been writing for twelve years, but it is only these past three years have my writings become great. In the past three years I have published four books of poetry, which have sold a lot. I have also published fifteen short stories. He is right. It takes a long time to write something worth while, in prose or poetry. Check out my video poems on my channel and tell me what you think.
thearkangel12345 9 months ago
@thearkangel12345 I did so. Your writing is wretchedly mediocre. I would firmly suggest that you keep your Winn-Dixie stock boy job, or whatever they have you doing.
JeffersonDinedAlone 7 months ago
@JeffersonDinedAlone You are an idiot whoever you are. Show me something you have done, and next time you decide to insult someone why don't you provide details about what you don't like. And have you published anything? I have published four books of poetry and a novel will be published soon. tell me what you have done. moron.
thearkangel12345 6 months ago
@thearkangel12345 If you have published four books of poetry, then list the book titles, the publishers, the date of publication, and where the books are sold. If you have a novel being published soon, then list the novel title, the publisher, when it will be published, and where it will be available for purchase. If you have published 15 short stories, list story titles, the publications, and in what issues they appear. If you can't, then you are a liar, and utterly full of shit. Verify it.
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thearkangel12345 6 months ago
@JeffersonDinedAlone I do believe that you are simply someone who likes to insult people. I don't have to prove anything to you when you, yourself have put nothing up for review. talk to me when I can review something.
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@thearkangel12345 You have just verified what I stated in my last reply. You have accomplished nothing, you lie about it, and you are nothing but a waste of time. And anyone who reads this exchange of comments will know it. Stop wasting anyone's time.
JeffersonDinedAlone 6 months ago
@thearkangel12345 After reading over my replies to you, I was unduly harsh in my comments, I realize. That is not an accurate reflection of myself, nor is it my intention to convey such an impression. You may very well be a talented individual who is still developing, and if so, then I wish you success in your pursuits. I don't wish to express negativity regarding anyone's interests. However, I would genuinely advise you not to make grand declarations, regardless of legitimacy or not.
JeffersonDinedAlone 6 months ago
Something wicked this way comes is a favorite
twobootsjohnsonTO 10 months ago
I loved the toy dinosaur in his house, lol.
INDIANBLANKET 11 months ago
Ray Bradbury fills my soul with joy... especially when he's wandering around his house without any pants on....
DiscipleoftheBlueBox 11 months ago 25
@DiscipleoftheBlueBox Met the man when I was in college in LA. Great guy, very encouraging to young writers. Spent lots of time with us and other college students. He was like a breath of fresh air after all those insipid writing and English classes.
mtnlady3150 8 months ago
@DiscipleoftheBlueBox Met the man when I was in college in LA. Great guy, very encouraging to young writers. Spent lots of time with us and other college students. He was like a breath of fresh air after all those insipid writing and English classes.
mtnlady3150 8 months ago
A lot of white in his apartment and he's dressed mostly in white... seems like a "santero".
Wallylex 11 months ago
Love The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man.
quarqill 11 months ago
Short story writing is much harder to do than writing novels. It is an old craft that should be instantly ressurected and honoured by publishers much more than it is. I write short stories, and I can tell you, it is the most satisfying form of creative writing there is.
oldproji 1 year ago
@oldproji Word up friend. I'm hesitant to say I write short stories, only because I have no published works, nor do I understand short story writing fully. I only attempt to write stories in a much shorter form, forcing it into the short story genre in a way. As far as creativity goes, it's insane what happens when an idea sparks in your head, and it's like the floodgates opened and it all pours out. Not necessarily all at one time, but I think you get what I'm saying.
MDubBeezy 10 months ago 2
@oldproji
I've been writing for over a decade, with ten novels and over two dozen short stories written. Short stories are a difficult discipline, yes, but writing a 100,000-word-plus novel is certainly harder, for me, than any short story I've ever written. You can't generalise and say that it is for definite harder to write one particular discipline. It varies for everyone.
danokkkrock 10 months ago
@danokkkrock Anything published? A lot of writers have many manuscripts completed.
JeffersonDinedAlone 7 months ago
@JeffersonDinedAlone
Yes, I'm actually about to be published. In September of this year.
danokkkrock 7 months ago
@danokkkrock What's the book title and publisher? Or, if it's an article or short story, in what magazine will it appear?
JeffersonDinedAlone 7 months ago
@JeffersonDinedAlone
'Dereliction of Duty', published by Inspired Quill this September.
danokkkrock 7 months ago
@danokkkrock On-line? No, I mean real publication; you know, a hardcover or paperback book which someone can purchase.
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Lunage1 1 year ago
smart man-he's right. have to write for yourself
PorkFrog 1 year ago
"I am Rape Radbury. I write critically acclaimed fiction that always turns into fact. That's why I have more money than anyone."
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raybradburywriter 1 year ago
I have a question that has been bothering me for a while. Everyone I ask always gives me a half ass answer. Here it is:
I have a story I want to write; I know the characters, the setting; it has a beginning and an end; I've been working on it for years, but whenever I sit down to write it, the only thing that I write is complete trash. I can write all of my other stories, but not this one, my favorite one. What should I do?
masterwalkers 1 year ago
@masterwalkers I don't know if my answer'll be half-assed but I find it the same with me, (a favorite story I want to write but can't). To me, it takes time to write that great story, even if you know everything bout your story and your characters. It just takes time and if this story of yours is a hard one to write well that tells me you're trying to make it your best work. Good luck, hope this kinda helped.
DetrimentDaSuffering 1 year ago
@DetrimentDaSuffering Thanks for replying. And no your answer wasn't half-ass. It really does suck though. I'm 18 and have been working on this story for ten years. Its the one I know best. I'm not so sure about it being my best work, because i don't think people will actually like it. Its just my favorite. Thanks a lot though. I won't give up.
masterwalkers 1 year ago
@masterwalkers - I've been writing for years (I'm 23 now.) I know exactly what you're talking about, but trust me, the time will come when it will write itself. First, I suggest you write every idea or story that you can write, and read a lot. A lot! So you'll be full of ideas. See, some people who aren't good writers can write good stories, but some stories DEMAND good writers. Perhaps you're not good enough yet for that particular story. But keep writing, and one day, soon, you will be :)
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"I can write all of my other stories, but not this one, my favorite one. What should I do? "
Write other stories.
MomoTheBellyDancer 1 year ago
@masterwalkers Take up the piano.
JeffersonDinedAlone 7 months ago
Thanks for the invaluable advices from all of us, short story writers at Sci-Fi Almanac. Godspeed!
TimeshipStudio 1 year ago
What is this from?
Z1559577 1 year ago
I'm going to meet him tomorrow (:
AmandaAlexandraa 1 year ago
@AmandaAlexandraa You met Ray Bradbury? Wow, you are lucky!
raybradburywriter 1 year ago
The last line, "writing for me". That is what it is all about. Thank you for sharing.
ljshultz 1 year ago 19
Coors on the counter - awesome.
beerispoormanscupid 1 year ago
I LOVE RAY BRADBURY <3 As a writer myself, I'm inspired by his courage to speak out, when the world disagrees
lyricalgravity 1 year ago
Aw, poor girl. :(
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thecardlessaces 1 year ago
His advice is priceless! I'm a writer and have taken it to heart! Yes, one accepted story does keep you going!
TheMikester307 1 year ago
Iwriteit.com allows you to either write and post your short story, essay, etc to their site, or you can sit back and be the reader! If you're a writer you can get paid and if you're a reader, you can give ratings and comment on the story.
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amazingcichlidtanks 1 year ago
I love this man.
DuchessAliana 1 year ago
What's the story called?
TygersEyes 1 year ago
So, if you can write a good short story every week, you can make it! Churn 'em out like King and Bradbury did. Send them out to magazines every week. Who can do that in today's world? Plus, as most people know, short stories aren't valued on their own by publishers. They want quantity.
TruthSurge 1 year ago
As always, the great Ray Bradbury is absolutely right about all this. This is the most sober thing I've ever heard on the topic. Thanks for posting it. Godspeed!
TimeshipStudio 1 year ago
he writes shorts in shorts,,,
nirvgardengod 1 year ago 35
I love your chocolates!
irishluck43 1 year ago
Best writer ever.
HardforJesus 1 year ago
comma is a rest break during talking........! is like a loud sound or action point at the end of a sentence.
abson1234 1 year ago
Giving statement....like
this is about writing and seeing what's it about.
What's is this video?
abson1234 1 year ago
when sentences you number one on up to any number you trying reach, also paragraphs. Which is completed......could end with a period or question mark.
abson1234 1 year ago
When writting....have name on the upper edge of the paper, or on the line say your name. 1 Paragraph have almost 6 sentences
abson1234 1 year ago
if anyone would be interested in readying a bit i have two pieces of my writing posted on my channel feedback would b appreciated
JRJHBooks 1 year ago
The Martian Chronicles are awesome. Especially the one where there are all the machines keeping to a daily schedule even though the master is gone forever. 7 O' Clock, time to get up....
medexamtoolsdotcom 1 year ago
Ray described GW Bush as an "angel"
PostmodLovegod 1 year ago
@PostmodLovegod "Ray described GW Bush as an 'angel'"
Was it the angel of death or was it Beelzebub?
medexamtoolsdotcom 1 year ago
Ray seems to be a real guy. I always picture a timeless old man marveling at the world's wonders both mundane and metaphysical
PostmodLovegod 1 year ago
I brag on every RB post that I spent time with him, and was in his home in Sept. 2009. I love to talk about how I know Ray! In his interviews, he is always fascinating. He is worth reading and listening to.
Bluesnaggs 1 year ago
@Bluesnaggs Sooooo jealous! I would love to meet Ray, he's definitely my writing idol.
phall2008 1 year ago
I just met Ray Bradbury in person for the first time today! What an amazing person, and at 89 years old still getting published.
lavideomania 1 year ago
Nice video. Thanks.
MrDaveFelton 1 year ago
@nelshane76 : I think it's cheese, not butter.
veeganboy 1 year ago
Wow! This is my favorit writer! I can see he in first time! A great thanks YT and its creators! I have Q: Has TV some films made at base RayBradbary's books?
a32Unitu 2 years ago
The short story is so undervalued by todays society. We need to go back to the days of the pulp fiction magazines where people can be heard and be appreciated.
snoognz 2 years ago 89
@snoognz Totally agree.
Quixotic1018 1 year ago
@snoognz I agree so much. The short story is so undervalued today. I grew up in an era where reading short stories in magazines was so enjoyable. It actually inpsired me to write!
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@snoognz @snoognz I agree so much. The short story is so undervalued today. I grew up in an era where reading short stories in magazines was so enjoyable. It actually inpsired me to write!
MytaraE 1 year ago
@snoognz Agreed. Sometimes I need a breather from novels and I just like to read a few short stories. Bill Pronzini wrote some great ones just a few years back.
RoyFive 1 year ago
@snoognz I'm with you sister
acsotah43 1 year ago
@snoognz Apparently, so is punctuation.
Caocao8888 1 year ago
@snoognz They do produce annual collections of (SciFi) short stories. That's probably the closest thing to what you're talking about.
NinjaRunningWild 1 year ago
To make something beautiful.
Chefodeath 2 years ago
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robhoski 2 years ago
WOW THIS WAS A NECESSARY COMMENT.
Questpeace 2 years ago
The comment I posted was to respond to the rude comments people made about this post and was not intended as a slam on Ray (whom I like). But I see the postings they made have been removed now and so I too removed mine.
robhoski 2 years ago
The Lake made Robert McCammon cry. It made me cry. It is quite possibly the emotionally powerful short story ever written--at least, considering how brief it was, it packs quite the punch.
CastleRockFan 2 years ago
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damn jaba. i though Fahrenheit was lame. 1984 was sooooooooooooo much better. and clockwork orange.
most horrowshow my brothers...if you know what i'm saying.
tekjonston 2 years ago
what about the 'illustrated man'? loads of sci-fi stories in that book. and what an awesome book it was too.
dawg1157 2 years ago
I want to say that his literary genius was contingent on his ability to hang pictures, turn on a typewriter and blow up a giant Gozilla, but I'm afraid that I have to give it all up to those white shorts. Thank you, Ray, because scientists can lounge with cheese and beer! Yes they can!!
fretpox 2 years ago 4
@fretpox I laughed out loud XD
raybradburywriter 1 year ago
when i read "the lake" i cried too. i love ray bradbury
barkpeeler2000 2 years ago 2
nice shorts ray.
myboomstick 2 years ago 4
Bradbury may have been closer to the truth than he realizes. And I'd like him to know A.S.A.P. So, folks: Obtain photo of VICTORIA CRATER, MARS. Magnify 300/500%. Look into shadows beneath cliffs at left, not far down ROAD. Look for nearly round "BOULDER". Look Left. See BLACK PIPE w/WHITE Patch leading from round Hole/cliffs? Appears to be connected to 2 FOUNTAINS. Crushed STAIRCASE? Left. Path above. 3rd FOUNT/CISTERN just down rd, plain/day: Hex shape, Dragons base. SEE? Wheels, More! Look!
technothanks 2 years ago
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I only see your mom blowing three black guys. Strange.
m4lvolio 2 years ago
Yeah, that's what I saw as well.
spacerumsfeld 2 years ago
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13Elphaba13 2 years ago
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I have a secret rape fantasy involving three black dudes.
m4lvolio 2 years ago
sweet one of my fav authors ever,I love his stories,I mean from something wicked this way comes,martian chronicles,farenheit 451,dandlelion wine,etc. I love all those,thank goodness i got into him when I was a teen.
animal90sFreak5 2 years ago 3
@animal90sFreak5 I feel the exact same way.
raybradburywriter 1 year ago
THIS MAN, HE DESERVES RESPECT.
Martelist 2 years ago 4
this man is amazing.
up there with Shakespeare, Dickens, Steinbeck, Isaac Asimov and H.P Lovecraft.
much respect.
cKRONIC 2 years ago 4
i would separate Shakespeare and bradbury from the rest. their writtings are more complete than the rest.
i mean , asimov is too sci fi and repetitive, to a point it gets boring. lovecraft is great, but just in his dark genre, for example.
ygustavo 2 years ago
My favorite writer of all-time.
UnionKid15 2 years ago 6
National treasure he is.
dinoroxxx 2 years ago 41
@dinoroxxx
He is so awesome genius and sweet.
My Guru!
Aron51869 11 months ago
so i guess the martian chronicles is not sci fi...
JayKilla89 2 years ago 3
a quote from Bradbury. he doesn't consider himself or the M.Chronicles as sci-fi
"First of all, I don't write science fiction. I've only done one science fiction book and that's Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal. So Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it's fantasy. It couldn't happen, you see? That's the reason it's going to be around a long time—because it's a Greek myth, and myths have staying power."
cKRONIC 2 years ago 3
One of science fiction's all-time greats.
quarqill 2 years ago
a legend and a great person
casperado666 2 years ago 3
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I hate Ray Bradbury his stories suck but I'm 9 I guess I'll understand his ideology on the world when I'm older.
smephiles 2 years ago
Yeah, you have to understand a little more about life and have some deeper feelings. Ray is a great writer though. If you just apply yourself little one you just might enjoy his stories. Try Classic Stories Vol1. That's a great collection.
dylanfan1969 2 years ago
Yeah thanks i agree
smephiles 2 years ago
Maybe.
Until then, shut the fuck up.
orangeman4242 2 years ago
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Haha Okay asshole
smephiles 2 years ago
Bradbury's advice for writers is superb. Stay away from Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameron: They are self-help fleecers. Bradbury's advice is based on achievement (what on Earth did Goldberg or Cameron ever write except pallid advice?).
Bradbury is the man!
RestiveBob 2 years ago 4
Ray is one of my inspirations as a writer! Now, If we'd only had video of Ray's Mentor, Henry Kuttner...
TheMikester307 2 years ago
What is this from?
iaresloth 2 years ago
iaresloth: It's from a D.V.D called 'Ray Bradbury: An American Icon'. :)
raybradburywriter 2 years ago
Ray is a writer's writer. He is so honest and direct. I also noticed he is a Coors man.
chopin65 2 years ago 3
rod steiger narrating?
teflonmagnet 3 years ago
beautiful- he discovered he was writing for himself. and thats when he became a great writer.
excellent advice.
emannyc2002 3 years ago 8
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the boy playing young Bradbury in the lake flashback is HOT
13Elphaba13 3 years ago
13Elphaba13: Firstly he's not playing young Ray, he's playing the character of a kid from one of Rays stories called 'The Lake'.
Secondly: How old are you? Because unless you're under about 13 years old that is a creepy thing to say! :S
raybradburywriter 2 years ago
lol yah im actually 19 but whatever haha.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
20 Years Later - I saw dear Ray ROLLER SKATING on the Venice Boardwalk. Yes, he was 62. Now if you know how crowded the Venice Boardwalk can be in the summertime, you can guess how skilled he was. I will always see him like that. Now, the flip side is that Ray Bradbury never drove a car but took cabs everywhere because he drank so much - Scotch, not Coors. But all that counts is his sweet heart and the little boy he always was inside. Peter Pan, move over.
hymnsing 3 years ago 7
hymnsing: Ray's own explanation of his being "chauffered" around was his witnessing a horrific traffic accident when he was fifteen, a traumatic episode that made him afraid to get behind the wheel and later led him to write the story, "The Crowd." But I also know he's always liked to drink, so perhaps the reason for his not driving is a bit of both. Cheers!
SanDiegoScribe 2 years ago
Bradbury was in his 'prime' in 1962 when I was 12 and he was 42. I lived in Beverly Hills, & he was often in town on business, walking around the office buildings where the show biz execs and agents did their TV deals. Bradbury had terrific body language. He was FREE and he was ALIVE. He liked pink shirts and white summer trousers. He lectured once at the old public library, at the City Hall, in an old courtroom! I had a giant crush on him for my entire young womanhood. Why did he get so old?
hymnsing 3 years ago 4
Just got Farenheit 451 yesterday! I think it's the best book I've read.
Deathbat230 3 years ago 4
In the words of Ray Bradbury:"You have to know fear and apprehension in a way before you can write about it."
Deathbat230 3 years ago 4
I found the origin of this excellent clip. It appears to be from the DVD "Ray Bradbury: An American Icon." See link below.
ytlcl 3 years ago
Add the following to that website that's named after a large Brazilian river.
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ytlcl 3 years ago 2
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 opened my eyes to the beautiful world of literature. Bradbury is a master in his craft.
solboard 3 years ago 4
Goat cheese and Coors, the diet of a literary genius...
Redongulous 3 years ago
What's Coors??
ray1bradbury 3 years ago
Beer, Delicious Beer.
Redongulous 3 years ago
Great, keep posting! I'm a huge fan of Rays. Do you have much more?
ray1bradbury 3 years ago 5
This is great. I wish I knew the title of the original so that I could buy it.
ytlcl 3 years ago 3
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Mr. Lucia
is this from your video this is considered illegally downloading! sort of. U should be ashmed of yourself.
goodytwoshoes12 4 years ago
If short clips like this were not shown here we would never now the originals existed. The internet has spawned a very odd understanding of how copyright works. There is such a thing as "fair use," where no monetary gain is had and the copyright holder benefits from the exposure. It's also known as free publicity. Without it no reviews or critiques could ever be done.
ytlcl 3 years ago 4
BE QUIET AND ENJOY THE VIDEO! geeze.
13Elphaba13 3 years ago 2