hwango

I am very sad to hear of the passing of Terry Pratchett.

I adored his books when I was growing up. He was only getting better at that point, and so I enjoyed many, many years of catching up on his existing works while looking forward to the release of the next one and frequently enjoying each even more than the one before. He was my favorite author for so many years, and unquestionably a huge influence on my own writing style and my sense of humor in general. I know I'll be reading my favorites by him again and again in the years to come.

I have this sense that sometimes when an author passes away people are sad because they won't get any more books from that person. I suppose that's true here, but it's vastly overshadowed by a feeling of loss for the man himself.