Michelle Sagara

Martin H. Greenberg

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:52:07 GMT

Word is slowly filtering out. Martin H. Greenberg, of Tekno books, died in his sleep, at home, yesterday morning. I met Marty a number of times, because he came to the DAW dinners at various worldcons over the past two decades. DAW published a lot of his anthologies, and he was always invited. He was a tall man, and he was a gentleman; he was always friendly, whether he knew you well or had just met you for the first time.

When I first met him, he had Larry Segriff in tow (I assumed Larry was just out of College at the time, which made Larry laugh out loud when I finally mentioned this); later, I met John Helfers, Russell Davis, and Denise Little. I also met his wife. They were all part of what became Tekno books. I had far more contact with any of these people, outside of conventions, than Marty - but seeing Marty was always a highlight of the convention.

Marty treated the writers who contributed to his anthologies well. He always paid on time. He always paid. If there was any difficulty, he was quick to respond to it. During the kerfuffle about pro-rata royalties some years back, it never occurred to me that his intent was to defraud authors--he made a mistake. Anyone, meeting Marty, couldn't assume any ill-will toward authors at all. It was impossible not to give him the benefit of the doubt in any circumstance where it might be required. Every editor who worked under Tekno picked up the same business philosophy, and they were as much a delight to work with as Marty.

He was, in every possible way, a gentleman. At the moment, there's a large, Martin H. Greenberg shaped void in the world, and I don't think anyone can fill it.

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Some of my thoughts on writing about parenting

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:54:36 GMT

reneekytokorpi's comment in a previous thread made me think. In particular:

This is so helpful, and I'm very grateful that you're sharing. While I'm not familiar with Asperger's or Autism, my family struggles with my brother's Kleinfelter's and your insights are helping me explain things in new ways. They're not related disorders, but the coping skills and ways you approached things give us fresh things to try to clear up confusion. Thank you!

Coupled with my oldest son's eighteenth birthday, made me thoughtful.

( A disclaimer, which is not ritual, and some thoughts about compromise & consistency )

I'm sorry about the constant interruptions, here. I have a whole new set of page proofs (but they are small, compared to the beginning of the month's novel's worth), but I am halfway through the exit interview of grade one, and looking toward grade two.

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First, test, post

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:58:42 GMT

This is a test dreamwidth post. It's been so long since I uploaded icons that I forgot that icons have to be 100x100. That was a well spent hour of my life -.-.

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