Roger Hall mentioned to me that he was about to
commemorate fifty years since he first had a published piece of work that was
paid for: a short story, Anderson, that appeared in The Listener (14 August
1964).
"It was the first rung on the ladder. Because of
that I was able to go in and talk to the editor, the great Monte Holcroft.
Behind Monte's desk was a shelf of new books waiting to be reviewed. 'I don't
suppose I could review some books?' I asked.
He turned round, took three of the shelf and handed them
to me. I then became a regular book reviewer, and later, under Ian Cross, one
of their TV reviewers. But I never had any more stories accepted. And it wasn't
long before most of my efforts were concentrated on dialogue rather than
prose."
A real milestone Roger, warmest congratulations.
And it seems appropriate that the photo of Roger above is from The Listener!
1 comment:
Hasn't he done well?
Good one, Roger.
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