The One and Only Ray Bradbury!

     If you read my last post you should know that this post is going to be about one of my new favorite Science Fiction authors, Ray Bradbury! Reading biography after biography on him, I feel that he is worthy of his own post. Not just because of all his successful writings, but because of his interesting life and success without proper education. It really is another example of setting goals and achieving them, no matter your circumstances!

      Reading more about Ray Bradbury has been very (VERY) interesting! I found this quote from him at http://www.raybradbury.com/bio.html

On the occasion of his 80th birthday in August 2000, Bradbury said, "The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me. The feeling I have every day is very much the same as it was when I was twelve. In any event, here I am, eighty years old, feeling no different, full of a great sense of joy, and glad for the long life that has been allowed me. I have good plans for the next ten or twenty years, and I hope you'll come along." I love how Bradbury says he feels the same way as when he was 12 and came up with a new idea, that is so cool! I want to be able to tell people that when I get older and chose a career. You should do something you love so that it doesn't feel like work, but is enjoyable! Mr.Bradbury surely never expected to win all the awards he has, he was just doing what he loved and hoping others enjoyed his writing as much as he did! Not many people can say that! He even has a Grammy, most people would find it so hard to believe that he never even attend college. Don't get me wrong you should go to college, but doesn't it seem like the most successful people always end up being the males who never went to college or dropped out? Anyways, Ray Bradbury always typed on his typewriter, and by the end of his lifetime he had written 30 books and over 600 short stories! That is just astonishing! Below is a picture of Ray Bradbury!        So go out, try and reach your goals! Don't let your circumstances stop you, don't let others stop you. Take Bradbury as your example, and go out and do what you love! If you want more info on Ray Bradbury I've listed some links below! (: http://www.raybradbury.com/bio.html   http://www.raybradbury.com/