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May 7th 2008 at 1:52 pm
I’m jamming really hard on the outline (and almost done) for what I’m publicly calling Project X, which I can’t reveal anything about until later this month, and so I’m not reading RSS feeds or paying too close attention to email until that’s taken care of.
Since my blogging won’t be too inspired, I’ll open the comment thread to questions you guys can ask, and I’ll provide short answers in following blog entries tomorrow and Friday once the outline is done.
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1. Ken McConnell on May 7th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Have you ever considered writing in a different fiction genre? I’m curious since you write on technology for various blogs, have you ever been tempted to write a thriller or a mystery or even a non-fiction book on technology?
2. SMD on May 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
What are some ways you come up with ideas for stories either for shorts or novels? (I don’t mean specifically…but if you go to certain websites or read certain blogs that give you sparks of ideas, or something, I’d like to know).
And another:
What did you do when you found out you were going to be published for the first time? Did you jump up and down and scream?
3. Steve Buchheit on May 7th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
So is there a time limit if we’ve already asked a question that was answered? You know, like if you’ve won lately, no need to call.
4. Steve Thorn on May 7th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Short answers to questions, eh?
OK, what’s Project X about?
5. Christopher Weuve on May 7th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Damn, Steve Thorn got there first. [grin]
6. Tobias Buckell on May 8th, 2008 at 12:24 am
The first rule of Project X is that we don’t talk about Project X.
Seriously. You’ll find out soon enough.
7. Tobias Buckell on May 8th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Steve, you can ask another question LOL.
8. Jason Mayo on May 8th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Focusing on the genre of “new” space opera that guys like you and John Scalzi (hmmm, must be an Ohio thing. I’m tempted to call it a conspiracy even, but conspiracies usually involve cover ups and “Ohio is coming to kick your ass with scifi day” is pretty much the anti of covering up something) are writing right now, who are some other authors you’d recommend reading? Any of their specific works you’d consider fine examples of essential/important/”just damn good” reading for this particular genre?
-also-
Just for fun, if you could be one, Batman or Superman?
9. Steve Thorn on May 8th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Hey, paraphrasing ‘Fight Club’ was good enough for me
Actually, I do have a question. Have you ever had the West Coast interested in adapting your work into screenplays, or had an agent looking in that direction?