In yesterday’s post, we got into some discussion on the differences between science fiction and fantasy. Fantasy is “easier to write” because you don’t have to worry about the laws of physics, right? Wrong. First of all, fiction is fiction, and it’s never easy. It takes a lot of work…. Continue reading
Yesterday, we talked about where SF is going. I’d like to continue that discussion today. But first, I want to show you a picture. This is a very long exposure photo of the moon taken with my digital camera. The exposure is on the order of two to three seconds…. Continue reading
A couple of blog posts ago, I wrote about Harlan Ellison’s challenge to the SF community at the 2006 Nebula Award Banquet. I countered by pointing out that what was dangerous in 1968 is commonplace in 2008. That said, where do I think the genre is going? The New Wave… Continue reading
When I work on long fiction, I use a spreadsheet I got from David Gerrold to track my progress. last year I fixed a few problems with a couple of the algorithms, then David modified it some more. It works great now. Because I track my progress, I can compare… Continue reading
There was an article in this morning’s paper that dealt with karoshi, a Japanese term that essentially means “worked to death.” This isn’t limited to Japanese companies by any means. I’ve experienced high blood pressure, anxiety, and lost sleep due to long hours and work-related stress. I put in 60… Continue reading
One thing I remember from attending the 2006 Nebula Award banquet was a comment from Harlan Ellison, who was the Grand Master for that year. The comment was in the form of a challenge to writers not to play it safe. For those not in the know, Harlan Ellison edited… Continue reading
“Thrice Around the Earth and then Home, James” has been named best story of issue for the April 2008 issue of The Martian Wave by reader vote. See a list of my fellow winners here. www.ricknovy.com
That’s right, back to the slog. It’s monday again, and work felt like a monday. On the brighter side, I managed to pump over 1000 words into my novel-in-progress, Rigel Kentaurus. It still feels like a slog (both the job and the novel but I’m referring to the novel here)…. Continue reading
We had a nice soaking this afternoon, dumping a good inch of rain on our yard. This followed after another downpour thursday evening. As it turns out, I was grilling, trying to finish the hamburgers before the wind picked up. I didn’t make it. Even before I flipped the first… Continue reading
I spent the better part of the day today on conference calls for work with our customer in Detroit. This after working a 60 hour week. I got out of the calls already exhausted for the day. Later, I was looking at Eric James Stone’s blog. On the blog, he… Continue reading
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