Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwoodis a Canadian-born fantasy writer and the original creator of the Forgotten Realms game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for Dragon magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rights to the setting to TSR, the creators of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. He has written many Forgotten Realms novels, as well as numerous articles and D&D game supplement books...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth21 July 1959
CountryCanada
When, who, and what things happen to becomes meaningful, then what happens starts to matter, and play can evoke strong emotions, fierce and ongoing urges to succeed, and a desire to leave a mark, drive meaningful change, or build lasting institutions.
Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.
It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
I'm going to try to tell stories and let each tale skate its own way into dark or light territory as the needs of the story steer me.
I will raise a book to Brian Thomsen.
I want to work with my friends because Canadian genre publishing is a really small pool.
I like humor: the sort of gentle humor that points out human foibles.
I am thrilled to get the chance to write comics - and to tell Forgotten Realms tales, to boot!
Over the years, Forgotten Realms and gaming have taken me all over the world and made me all sorts of new friends.
Throughout life, one does not miss any chance to hold onto the things that are really precious, if one is truly wise.
There are only two precious things on earth: the first is love; the second, a long way behind it, is intelligence.
...Each secret you carry has a weight all its own. They add up, secrets, to a burden you must carry all your days.