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Comment on NaNoWriMo 2010 Day 12 (morning session) by Elayna

Elayna — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:13:10 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I am trying to write my own novel right now, so these tips will be really helpful to me as I am writing

Comment on Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942 by Mark Stackpole

Mark Stackpole — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:38:21 +0000

“There Shall Be Darkness” is barely SF. It is a straight historical tale of the Roman legions withdrawing from Britannia with some spaceships and ray guns plastered over the framework to make it marketable to Campbell.

And this is not the first time Catherine would do this.

At the tail end of your vacation, there is a honest to God Bat Durston (Barry Malzberg can explain the reference) by Lawrence O’Donnell which is nothing more than a Western transpanted to space.

Comment on Why the July 1942 Astounding will be an important moment in my Vacation in the Golden Age by Jamie Todd Rubin

Jamie Todd Rubin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:27 +0000

Fred, it’s his only one in 1942, but he has at least 2 in 1943. I’d have to go and look and see about other appearances.

Comment on Why the July 1942 Astounding will be an important moment in my Vacation in the Golden Age by Fred Kiesche

Fred Kiesche — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:51 +0000

Bradbury doing a Probability Zero piece of pretty appropriate. I’ll have to see if this was his only appearance in ASF.

Comment on Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942 by SF Tidbits for 2/6/12 - SF Signal – A Speculative Fiction Blog

SF Tidbits for 2/6/12 - SF Signal – A Speculative Fiction Blog — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:06:26 +0000

[...] Jamie Todd Rubin on Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942. [...]

Comment on Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 27: September 1941 by Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942 : Jamie Todd Rubin

Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942 : Jamie Todd Rubin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:49:34 +0000

[...] 18). It reaches a peak in Isaac Asimov’s grim “Nightfall” (September 1941, Episode 27). All these stories use the metaphor of darkness for the collapse of civilization, and we see it [...]

Comment on Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 1: July 1939 by Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942 : Jamie Todd Rubin

Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942 : Jamie Todd Rubin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:49:17 +0000

[...] L. Moore produced my favorite story from 1939 (“Greater Than Gods, July 1939, Episode 1) and hasn’t been seen in this Vacation since. This story marks her return and she will be in [...]

Comment on An attempt at an epic fantasy short story by SF Tidbits for 2/4/12 - SF Signal – A Speculative Fiction Blog

SF Tidbits for 2/4/12 - SF Signal – A Speculative Fiction Blog — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:06:10 +0000

[...] Jamie Todd Rubin on An attempt at an epic fantasy short story. [...]

Comment on An attempt at an epic fantasy short story by Michael J Sullivan

Michael J Sullivan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:24 +0000

Do I have to write a science fiction novel now? The universe feels out of balance.

Comment on An attempt at an epic fantasy short story by Jamie Todd Rubin

Jamie Todd Rubin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:13 +0000

Thanks! I think what I’ll do is–if the story doesn’t sell–write a post about it and tell people that if they want to read it, leave a comment and I’ll email a copy. Of course, if it sells, you’ll be able to see it when it appears.