The "No Soapbox" Hard SF Discussion

[melindadansky]

Some of you might know that my friend, David J Williams, author of The Burning Skies, recently got into a steel cage with Jerry Pournelle (his wording, not mine).

Though the post has sparked some discussion elsewhere, with varied numbers of epithets (my favorite part was when people started calling each other "nutjob" and "communist". That, my

Comments

[melindadansky]

Yay! I'm excited, too!

Hi.....

[anonymous]

I'm with the Autumn Rain legions and just wanted to say hello. I read your blog and look forward to reading your graphic novels.
John C

Re: Hi.....

[melindadansky]

Hi, yourself! Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to hearing what you think of the books!

[kylecassidy]

wow. alice cooper once ignored me.

that's all i got.

[melindadansky]

alice cooper once ignored me.

That is so cool. The only rock star I've seen up close is Richard Thompson.

[realthog]

But that's a quality rock star!

[melindadansky]

He even said "Hi!"

[kuroshii]

oh hey look! it's on amazon! that means it's really real!

::gives squishy hug and spins melinda around in a snoopy dance::

[melindadansky]

*hugs back*

[kuroshii]

it's the modern day equivalent of holding the "author copies" in your hand...only i'm guessing sooner, since they haven't even posted cover art for it yet.

yay! yay! yay!

::does more snoopy dancing::

[pantsie]

I would love to spend a day living in your brain. Not in a "Being John Malkovitch" kind of way, getting dumped out in a ditch by the New Jersey turnpike, but in a way that would allow me the same command over science and numbers. So very cool.

Best of luck with your book sales!

[melindadansky]

Best of luck with your book sales! Thank you!