tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.comments2024-03-05T21:28:22.236-06:00curiousworldsRebecca Schwarzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-8056750121975888642016-06-01T19:21:26.798-05:002016-06-01T19:21:26.798-05:00We loved the story "Six Impossible Things&quo...We loved the story "Six Impossible Things" at New Myths. Thanks for sharing how you got your inspiration.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210479779668450034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-28598601242646585602016-01-08T03:23:21.288-06:002016-01-08T03:23:21.288-06:00There's a glaring omission here: The Silva, by...There's a glaring omission here: The Silva, by Rebecca Schwarz<br /><br />The Silva is a first-contact tale that focuses on the core problem of such an event - communication. How does an emissary bridge the gap of context when the space between participants is not just cultural, nor even interspecies, but interplanetary? In addition, it also shows a glimpse of the barriers we put up against communication when that contact is "merely" person-to-person.<br /><br />"An excellent story to open the anthology", perhaps..!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-39518835177999581292015-12-17T07:06:21.471-06:002015-12-17T07:06:21.471-06:00Nice story - feels like there's a part two in ...Nice story - feels like there's a part two in their future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-87276907982860597462014-10-23T17:39:10.427-05:002014-10-23T17:39:10.427-05:00Yay! Hard work!
Yay! Hard work!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968401480580616724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-56769346299636965072014-08-06T10:38:33.780-05:002014-08-06T10:38:33.780-05:00Thank you. Who wants an uncomplicated life anyway?...Thank you. Who wants an uncomplicated life anyway?Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-55848670610909673252014-08-06T08:13:29.555-05:002014-08-06T08:13:29.555-05:00I'm finishing one up and it consumes and compl...I'm finishing one up and it consumes and complicates your life, as does anything wonderful. Best of luck to you!Cosmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067250142585437219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-77351867741201262962014-05-15T19:23:27.669-05:002014-05-15T19:23:27.669-05:00My pleasure!My pleasure!Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-12568888713317219302014-05-08T10:50:57.847-05:002014-05-08T10:50:57.847-05:00cool article.
thanks Rebecca!cool article.<br /><br />thanks Rebecca!Arleyhttp://arleysorg.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-6178486409575165532014-05-05T11:48:42.233-05:002014-05-05T11:48:42.233-05:00Good to hear from you! I can't see the link to...Good to hear from you! I can't see the link to the Moderate Voice post, so I can't speak to that. As I kind of indicated, I'm only very passingly informed about the greater politics swirling around the nomination process. My feeling overall is that the Hugos really need to adjust the nomination (hell and the voting while there at it) process to make this a relevant literary award. My understanding is that Correia expressly campaigned to get himself and his buddies onto the ballot for political reasons. That said, all these guys are published writers, so as Scalzi says, fair game. But comparing the Hugo ballot to the Nebula ballot, I can't help but feel like the attendees of this year's World Con got shafted. There's just so much less to chose from. <br /><br />I've been trying to give Vox Day as little of my time, attention and brain space as possible ever since he came to my attention around M. K. Jemisin's World Fantasy win last year. Let's see if this link posts: http://www.jimchines.com/2013/06/racist-takes-dump-in-sfwa-twitter-stream-news-at-11/Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-59288721127973612792014-05-02T14:27:07.432-05:002014-05-02T14:27:07.432-05:00Agreed, Rebecca. It should be about the best writ...Agreed, Rebecca. It should be about the best writing. But, like all things these days in the U.S., politics gets intertwined with them (don't get me started with public health and religion :-). I was curious, though, where this political angle around his writings came from (especially because Glenn Reynolds is know to be a pretty incendiary political bomb thrower in his own right and not a genre writer, and I found this post from Jim Satterfield, a writer for the Moderate Voice. He actually points fingers and says that one particular nominee takes delight in attacking those who disagree with him (which is different than talking about the substance of his books) and that's why the focus has spilled over into talking about his political views instead of his work. From his comment at the Moderate Voice: "Some people are upset by the way Correia campaigned for the nomination. I agree with John Scalzi’s position on that issue that it’s just not that big a deal. It’s not that different from other writers promoting their work. But Correia takes a great delight in attacking those who disagree with him. He also is friends with Theodore Beale, who writes as Vox Popoli on his blog and in his WND column. He also was involved in the campaign that got both him and Correia nominations this year. To give you an idea of why so many in fandom dislike him so intensely and how that can easily splash over on Correia, since he seems to share so many of Vox’s views.<br /> <br /><br />There can be little doubt that Cameron’s opinion of UKIP is but a pale shadow of the U.S. bifactional ruling party’s hatred and contempt for white Americans who still hold to traditional values, believe in their constitutional liberties and derive their sense of identity from historical America. They mock the secessionist petitioners in Texas and other states, celebrate the infestation of even the smallest American heartland towns by African, Asian and Aztec cultures, and engage in ruthless doublethink as they worship at the altar of a false and entirely nonexistent equality.<br /> <br />Yet Correia (and Reynolds?) know that he’s really a great guy without a racist bone in his body.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306132946915119146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-35084488007405575222013-10-10T12:53:43.411-05:002013-10-10T12:53:43.411-05:00Yes and yes!Yes and yes!Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-76320010117326595412013-10-04T10:48:01.801-05:002013-10-04T10:48:01.801-05:00In the H's, Joe Haldeman, for The Forever War....In the H's, Joe Haldeman, for The Forever War. In the D's (or L's -- I never know how to alphabetize this) Charles de Lint, for inventing urban fantasy. Patrice Sarathhttp://www.patricesarath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-68592768079389537672013-09-28T08:46:50.692-05:002013-09-28T08:46:50.692-05:00You are very welcome. Now, I need to go read Invis...You are very welcome. Now, I need to go read Invisible Man again. I read it the first time when I lived in NYC and I still vividly remember laying on a park bench in Central Park finishing the last chapters.Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-66000917144374080292013-09-27T18:02:53.771-05:002013-09-27T18:02:53.771-05:00Amen, Rebecca! Well written and well reasoned! T...Amen, Rebecca! Well written and well reasoned! Thanks for conveying my own thoughts and feelings on the subject so much better than I could have. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306132946915119146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-50097375954764344722013-09-27T17:28:56.219-05:002013-09-27T17:28:56.219-05:00Oh, no insult intended. I'm glad we got to mee...Oh, no insult intended. I'm glad we got to meet face-to-face! I haven't been on OWW much lately, busy trying to get back into my writing rhythm.Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-14422284953138501492013-09-26T16:51:21.315-05:002013-09-26T16:51:21.315-05:00Hey, just noticed this! Oddly enough, I often get...Hey, just noticed this! Oddly enough, I often get filed under miscellaneous :-)<br /><br />Great to meet you, Rebecca!Davidhttp://www.dlyoungfiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-14982214240092718872013-08-27T09:19:30.831-05:002013-08-27T09:19:30.831-05:00Yes, I'll be the whole weekend at Lone Star Co...Yes, I'll be the whole weekend at Lone Star Con! Trying to rest up now, as I suspect sleep will be hard to come by. I'll check for any bookmarks/postcards with your name on it!Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-91480404628732186862013-08-23T16:53:25.412-05:002013-08-23T16:53:25.412-05:00Vacation looks very cool.
You're going to the ...Vacation looks very cool.<br />You're going to the Lone Star Con? I think that's one to which my publisher sent promotional items. Not sure if it's free bookmarks or postcards.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-35031460176946887682013-06-28T09:49:35.739-05:002013-06-28T09:49:35.739-05:00They wont of course. I spent my youth thinking I w...They wont of course. I spent my youth thinking I was SO busy. Seriously, I remember wiling away entire afternoons at the corner pub complaining about how I didn't have any time. Then I had kids and reality set in. Of course I love my family to pieces and, truth be told, they're the ones who gave me the discipline to get serious about my other love - writing.Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-9369336911055082672013-06-26T09:41:12.817-05:002013-06-26T09:41:12.817-05:00I wish I had done a lot more things like this befo...I wish I had done a lot more things like this before life took over as well... HEAR THAT YOUNGSTERS? Learn from us! :)Amy (Kid-FreeLiving)http://www.kidfreeliving.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-19113952099695071952013-04-02T16:16:13.907-06:002013-04-02T16:16:13.907-06:00Of course!
Of course!<br />Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-58832401234895089712013-03-29T09:29:13.673-06:002013-03-29T09:29:13.673-06:00So true. may print this one out. So true. may print this one out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968401480580616724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-86565351918831272492013-02-07T09:57:34.517-06:002013-02-07T09:57:34.517-06:00Ha! Yeah, good thing I like writing!Ha! Yeah, good thing I like writing!Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-45938712262242799922013-02-07T09:53:52.649-06:002013-02-07T09:53:52.649-06:00Suddenly practicing law sounds relaxing...Suddenly practicing law sounds relaxing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662372154018423515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700011920072085176.post-79109151279768195992013-02-01T07:38:35.635-06:002013-02-01T07:38:35.635-06:00Thanks! I'll definitely check it out. Now that...Thanks! I'll definitely check it out. Now that the weather's improving I can concoct a story while I'm out peddling...Rebecca Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106833968049845658noreply@blogger.com