Quote by Jerry Pournelle

I started in this racket in the early '70s, and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, of which I was like the sixth president, I was the first one nobody ever heard of.

I started in this racket in the early '70s, and when I was p

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This quote highlights the speaker's entry into the science fiction writing industry. They mention joining in the 1970s and assuming an important role as the president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Despite holding this position, they humbly acknowledge that they were relatively unknown compared to their predecessors, becoming the first president who lacked significant recognition within the community. This quote underscores their humble beginnings and the subsequent journey they had within the science fiction writing world.

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