Finding the groove

[vaneramos]

Comments

[bitterlawngnome]

Go Van! *shakes pompoms*

[vaneramos]

Actually a cheerleading section wouldn't hurt, preferably a line of rugged men in jeans. Er, maybe that would distract me too much. ;-)

[mattcallow]

Which Stephenson? While 'Snowcrash' is probably his cyberpunk pinnacle, 'The Diamond Age' I think would be right up your alley.

Never did get on well with Gibson's work, as hard as I try.

[vaneramos]

I wanted to get Snow Crash but the library didn't have it, so I signed out Zodiac, described as an eco-thriller rather than cyberpunk.

[tbone1961]

YEAH!!! Have quill (and energy) will travel!!

[vaneramos]

Yeah, that's one of the joys of writing: I can do it anywhere!

[thewindrose]

I like Gibson - even if his work isn't quite the genre you want, it should be good for setting the mood.

I'm impressed by your energy, and not a little inspired myself.

[vaneramos]

Well I'd be more than happy if this triggered creativity among some of my friends. I can't remember: have you tried participating in NaNoWriMo before?

[mattycub]

Both Gibson and Stephenson have written some great stuff. The Diamond Age and Snowcrash, both by Stephenson, are two all time favorite books of mine. I haven't really gotten into the last few things he's written, as the subject matter didn't interest me as much - but, he's the kind of author where, even if you're not enthralled with the subject matter, his prose is so good that it almost doesn't matter.

[vaneramos]

That's good to hear. The Stephenson book I picked up is Zodiac. I haven't looked at it yet. I've started reading Neuromancer; so far I'm not impressed with Gibson's writing style, moreso with his ideas.