tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post152743315965072868..comments2024-03-27T03:49:00.205-05:00Comments on StoverBlog: MWShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-90932260948202230332008-09-25T01:19:00.000-05:002008-09-25T01:19:00.000-05:00A question and a comment.Comment first:No, you can...A question and a comment.<BR/><BR/>Comment first:<BR/><BR/>No, you can't get published doing fan fic. Anymore. Thirty years ago Somebody got her big break with a *fanfic*, and she's now a hugely popular and prolific author. If only the business hadn't changed, because although I do get the argument that fan fic is deficient in training an author to world-build...well, first of all it doesn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-34553969354852535872008-03-20T13:14:00.000-05:002008-03-20T13:14:00.000-05:00I personally found the Brian Herbet and KJ Anderso...I personally found the Brian Herbet and KJ Anderson books to read like awful, awful fanfic. Especially the Butlerian Jihad series. Bleh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-70599002091931238172008-03-19T21:39:00.000-05:002008-03-19T21:39:00.000-05:00It's not a huge thing, but I did my part to spread...It's not a huge thing, but I did my part to spread the word about the new (and old) books on the forum roleplaying site I belong to. I know there's another big fan, and I know a fair few people there read seriously, so hopefully that'll grab a few new people.Alex Krijgsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670527237599385801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-450132578865826842008-03-19T20:32:00.000-05:002008-03-19T20:32:00.000-05:00I find them less readable. A good deal less readab...I find them less readable. A good deal less readable. I read their first collaboration shortly after reading the original DUNE for the third or fourth time. I remember disliking it, but I can't remember a single other thing about it. I've been adding all my books to LibraryThing, and when I got to that one, I read a few paragraphs . . . yuck. I don't know how I made it through the first time. Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714221583382021996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-83306648457315484532008-03-18T23:21:00.000-05:002008-03-18T23:21:00.000-05:00I actually like Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderso...I actually like Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson better as writers, versus Frank Herbert (though most devoted Dune fans would scream heresy at that). They're more readable.Jomsvikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908967346109288892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-12234145239077307332008-03-18T17:52:00.000-05:002008-03-18T17:52:00.000-05:00Herbert's publisher claims he's the FATHER OF SF? ...Herbert's publisher claims he's the FATHER OF SF? Holy Shit. He didn't even start publishing till the late 50s or early sixties, if memory serves.<BR/><BR/>If anybody's the father of SF, it's John W. Campbell. Not a great writer (though "Who Goes There?" remains a classic) but a masterful editor, who brought along such lesser lights as Robert Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke.<BR/><BR/>Herbert's mainMWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-76163149464475896052008-03-18T13:35:00.000-05:002008-03-18T13:35:00.000-05:00Hey Matt. I haven't actually read any of your nove...Hey Matt. I haven't actually read any of your novels yet (you were just recommended to me by my boyfriend and I have yet to make it over to the library this afternoon), but I stumbled across your blog while wasting time at work this afternoon and I like your attitude. :) <BR/><BR/>P.S. What do you think of Frank Herbert/Dune? I'm not sure I agree with his book covers calling him the "father" of Jomsvikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908967346109288892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-77176964709031805302008-03-17T14:43:00.000-05:002008-03-17T14:43:00.000-05:00Trying to get your hands on your non-Star Wars boo...Trying to get your hands on your non-Star Wars books in my state (Rhode Island) is frustratingly difficult. I've been trying to locate a new copy of Heroes Die. My current copy has seen its better days, and its time has come to be retired to the "almost illegible spine due to use" shelf.<BR/><BR/>So not for lack of wanting to give you more money, it's just god damn hard to find shit in this stateStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312417141635240054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-47394226671755114452008-03-17T13:15:00.000-05:002008-03-17T13:15:00.000-05:00Fine. If it bothers you so, I'll stop then.Fine. If it bothers you so, I'll stop then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-64377706999625735622008-03-17T12:36:00.000-05:002008-03-17T12:36:00.000-05:00Sorry songofgrayshadows, I come here to dialog wit...Sorry songofgrayshadows, I come here to dialog with other fans and Matt, not to learn about, or read about, another person's writing efforts. <BR/><BR/>On a big webpage with a forum, this might change.Aaron Renfroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437224691126032375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-2159505127201899772008-03-17T09:27:00.000-05:002008-03-17T09:27:00.000-05:00MWS:That's exactly what I'm doing. In my past draf...MWS:<BR/><BR/>That's exactly what I'm doing. In my past drafts of fan fiction, my original characters were not exactly May-Sues(thank God), but pretty straight-forward and one-dimensional. I basically abandoned those stories because the plots didn't work and I eventually found I hated the way I was writing the characters. The same goes with the first draft of The Phantom Menace part of my series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-28453372892247823072008-03-17T02:02:00.000-05:002008-03-17T02:02:00.000-05:00A centralized MWS fansite could be invaluable. Whe...A centralized MWS fansite could be invaluable. When trying to pimp the Caine books online, I can only really send out links to old reviews of the books themselves. It'd be nice to be able to link to a page that can really express what we find so awesome about the books.<BR/><BR/>Are the first two books going back into print sometime before October to generate buzz, or simultaneously with Black Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143785836776932877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-36409729376666319672008-03-16T02:30:00.000-05:002008-03-16T02:30:00.000-05:00That reminds me of a question. Matt, your work bre...That reminds me of a question. Matt, your work breaks traditional stereotypes - but your Caine character tells a God to fuck off and not juice him with a newer, better body. <BR/><BR/>Was this a case where logically, you knew the God would make the offer...and Caine had to deny it for the tone you wanted to set for future books? (Reading about an invincible hero might be fun for all of 30 pages, Aaron Renfroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437224691126032375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-48876508117793433212008-03-16T02:19:00.000-05:002008-03-16T02:19:00.000-05:00Pretty passionate following you have Matt. I seem ...Pretty passionate following you have Matt. I seem to recall a quote somewhere that basically went like, "Give me 10,000 conscripts and we will hold this ground. Give me 100 soldiers who will die for the cause and the world will be ours."<BR/><BR/>Songofgreyshadow - take this to heart, having a single truly passionate reader, even if only in the brief moment that they realize, "Fuck, he's goddamn Aaron Renfroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437224691126032375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-40403895852286150222008-03-16T02:18:00.000-05:002008-03-16T02:18:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683609598121230211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-50413714937984408542008-03-15T11:29:00.000-05:002008-03-15T11:29:00.000-05:00I get it. My own first fictions were pastiches of ...I get it. My own first fictions were pastiches of Doc Smith and Robert E. Howard. But fanfic can take you only so far as a writer -- too much of the work is already done for you. It's a decent place to polish your prose skills, but that's about it. It's not an end in itself.<BR/><BR/>The real trick, at least in this genre, is to come up with worlds and people of your own that are just as vivid toMWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-9052525701799253002008-03-15T09:55:00.000-05:002008-03-15T09:55:00.000-05:00Its fine if you're not going to read it. I just wa...Its fine if you're not going to read it. I just wanted to thank you for influencing it.<BR/><BR/>Also thanks for the advice, and I don't mean it sarcastically, I know you're not trying to put me down or anything, but I'll cut my own wrists before I drop the fan fic. Writers(at least most writers)do their thing not because they want to, but rather because they have to. You can find your calling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-51519488649045164832008-03-15T08:27:00.000-05:002008-03-15T08:27:00.000-05:00Your best bet for a larger Beekman image of Pallas...Your best bet for a larger Beekman image of Pallas is on the original trade paperback edition . . . you may still be able to call up the cover on Amazon or one of the other online book sites.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you folks liked my take on REVENGE OF THE SITH; I worked very hard on that novel, and I'm proud of how it came out.<BR/><BR/>And -- for sonofgreyshadows -- I'm not going to read your fanficMWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-30621662212945682522008-03-15T06:55:00.000-05:002008-03-15T06:55:00.000-05:00Man, somehow my post feels trivial in comparison t...Man, somehow my post feels trivial in comparison to that last. Though one point:<BR/><BR/>"First off, you’re the man who rescued Revenge of the Sith."<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be surprised if you don't like to hear that, Matt, but the same's true for me. You brought out the potential of that story which was, unfortunately, buried by glitzy special effects and other problems in the movie.<BR/><BR/>But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-35403370292597433502008-03-14T21:39:00.000-05:002008-03-14T21:39:00.000-05:00I bought the book, yet have not read it yet(but I ...I bought the book, yet have not read it yet(but I will definitely). Actually, the only reason I did buy it was because you were one of the authors. <BR/><BR/>Now, I could go off on a ranting spree on how your writing changed my life, my perspective on the world, how you’re my favorite author, how I read your books over and over to death, yadda yadda, but I’m sure you’ve heard your fair share of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-70688811038169856192008-03-13T21:23:00.000-05:002008-03-13T21:23:00.000-05:00Awesome news Matt, I'm looking for some good place...Awesome news Matt, I'm looking for some good places to put the "Asshole Maneuver" into action.<BR/><BR/>I, too, will be looking forward to the new editions of the Barra books and will gladly lay down my money for them when they come.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312417141635240054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-25218479080902974922008-03-13T20:29:00.000-05:002008-03-13T20:29:00.000-05:00Hey, just on the subject of sigs, this is the sig ...Hey, just on the subject of sigs, <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/Worm5/Sig.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A> is the sig I've been using online for the last six months or so. I'm doing my part!Griffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636643139266482213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-29375671451518960622008-03-13T15:39:00.000-05:002008-03-13T15:39:00.000-05:00Note to self...wait till the CE comes out to track...Note to self...wait till the CE comes out to track down those books...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213854035472350593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-73546640771932678812008-03-13T13:20:00.000-05:002008-03-13T13:20:00.000-05:00The Barra Special Editions are, by current plan, g...The Barra Special Editions are, by current plan, going to be print-on-demand . . . which means instead of 17 dollars going to the publisher and 3 to me, it's more like the other way around.<BR/><BR/>Barra would make a great tattoo -- check out her image on the HEART OF BRONZE omnibus, if you get a chance. Strongly reminiscent of Virginia Hey in THE ROAD WARRIOR . . .MWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-49374541541496094012008-03-13T10:19:00.000-05:002008-03-13T10:19:00.000-05:00Maybe a Barra tattoo would be better, aaron. "Nob...Maybe a Barra tattoo would be better, aaron. "Nobody touches my axe!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268585506327621265noreply@blogger.com