Comments | mckitterick: Reading, writing, and blowing my nose. Also 1001 words on a new story.

mckitterick

Reading, writing, and blowing my nose. Also 1001 words on a new story.

Jan 05, 2013 17:43

Finished reading Scalzi's Redshirts last night (one of the Gollancz and Tor nominations for this year's Campbell Award). It was an absolute blast and an extremely quick read: Even ill, I finished it in less than 24 hours, and I'm not a fast reader ( Read more... )

science fiction, reading, books, writing

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pointoforigin January 6 2013, 03:04:00 UTC

Hooray, 1001 words! My resolve from last year to read more hasn't worked out quite as well as I hoped, but hey, there's always more new stuff coming along. Maybe I'll get to read more of it this time around.

mckitterick January 7 2013, 17:28:09 UTC

Thanks! And last night, I finally realized how to revise an old novella that I've been in love with *for far too long* that just didn't work... and now it will! But only after quite a massive rewrite. *sigh*

As soon as you start reading something good, the reading itself is the motivation for reading even more!

drpaisley January 6 2013, 05:47:33 UTC

I really wanted to like Spin, but it seemed like every time something big was about to happen, there was no payoff; events occurred, and the protagonists continue on. The calf birth chapter especially. I was rather surprised when it won the Hugo

mckitterick January 7 2013, 17:29:05 UTC

Really? Seems like some REALLY HUGE things happened! (Which I won't detail because, y'know, spoilers and all.) Especially at the end....

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mckitterick January 7 2013, 17:30:13 UTC

Over time, he's come to accept that though they're important to the development of SF, they just don't hold up that well as literature.

When I was that age, I loved them too! This is why I'm afraid to re-read some things I loved so much back then....

steve98052 January 7 2013, 18:08:09 UTC

Asmiov wrote most of his books in two drafts, on a manual typewriter. How well it stands up to a mature reading varies. But even his weaker work is pretty amazing for second drafts.

roseconnelly January 6 2013, 19:27:41 UTC

Speaking of Scalzi ... did you watch Stargate Universe, of which he was a creative consultant? I had sooo much love for that show, which, of course, is why it was cancelled. Plus it was on the "SyFy" channel, and went beyond their business model of having the absolute dumbest shows possible. Caprica paid the same price because they'd rather air stupid. I guess stupid is cheaper to make and appeals to a wider audience.

And crying over Supernatural? Really? I watched an entire season over two days with a high fever, and I still didn't cry. Maybe because I'm a Dean.

mckitterick January 7 2013, 17:34:41 UTC

I haven't yet, but have gotten many strong recommendations to watch it. I frakkin' hate the SyFy channel for ruining so many good things, and also for killing SciFiction.com.

Yes, though Dean often sheds a single manly tear at times that would reduce most people to gibbering fools, very little affects him much, emotionally. Except, y'know, THE HORRIFIC THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO HIM and THOSE HE CARES ABOUT. How anyone could witness his plight and be unaffected astounds me... well, of course, unless they're Dean-like. So, yeah, I think you're spot-on *g*

carmy_w January 7 2013, 21:25:03 UTC

Poor Chris! Hope you're feeling better by today!

Having never ever been prone to tears, it's always a bit disconcerting when I get hit with them. Mostly, it's just a lump in my throat and a sniff.

Unless I'm just plain pissed off. Then, whoever made me mad had better stay out of arms length!

mckitterick January 7 2013, 22:28:12 UTC

Thanks - I am! And I'll remember to stand back if I see tears on your cheeks ;-)