tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post3423850103445278489..comments2023-08-28T03:11:38.347-07:00Comments on The Scribblers Cove: What the Heck is a Robinsonade?Rebecca J. Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-31632192357328273342012-06-13T20:12:35.326-07:002012-06-13T20:12:35.326-07:00Indeed! It's like finding a gold strike when a...Indeed! It's like finding a gold strike when a great book surfaces. What are your recent favorite fantasies and dystopians?Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-64208076381409635942012-06-13T18:32:43.501-07:002012-06-13T18:32:43.501-07:00A Robinsonade, huh? There are so many sub-genres i...A Robinsonade, huh? There are so many sub-genres it's almost ridiculous! My faves typically run in the contemporary fantasy vein, but I love a good dystopian and even the occasional well-done romance. Which happens once in a blue moon. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-59144703301291587682012-06-06T16:44:36.874-07:002012-06-06T16:44:36.874-07:00I read the story of the boy who finds the rocket i...I read the story of the boy who finds the rocket in the silo.Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-46624248900351859632012-06-06T16:42:21.737-07:002012-06-06T16:42:21.737-07:00Rebecca, I'm in Greg Leitich Smith's class...Rebecca, I'm in Greg Leitich Smith's class. Thanks! I can't wait to read it!Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-3546038411499797292012-06-06T16:00:20.708-07:002012-06-06T16:00:20.708-07:00Sure thing! August should be great. I should have ...Sure thing! August should be great. I should have a polished, submission ready draft by then, too. :)Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-10170953519075196422012-06-06T15:53:27.032-07:002012-06-06T15:53:27.032-07:00Which class are you in at WIFYR, Jonene? And I'...Which class are you in at WIFYR, Jonene? And I'll be happy to add you to my reader list.Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-74148858530005490682012-06-06T15:49:00.795-07:002012-06-06T15:49:00.795-07:00Can I be included in reading your manuscript, too?...Can I be included in reading your manuscript, too? I really enjoyed your last one.Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-62091118416623235402012-06-06T15:45:05.550-07:002012-06-06T15:45:05.550-07:00Yeah, Amber's is fun. Melting someone in the f...Yeah, Amber's is fun. Melting someone in the first scene is always a good start.<br /><br />I'm hoping you'll read the full manuscript after I do my next revision, probably by the end of August. What say ye?Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-49021481663969861692012-06-06T14:35:51.218-07:002012-06-06T14:35:51.218-07:00Right back at you, Jonene!Right back at you, Jonene!Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-47584936515242110872012-06-06T14:28:37.693-07:002012-06-06T14:28:37.693-07:00Yes, you do have a certain expectations when you s...Yes, you do have a certain expectations when you see the genre Science Fiction or Paranormal. It's hard when your story barely fits within the definition.Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-72156464255214243782012-06-06T14:21:58.670-07:002012-06-06T14:21:58.670-07:00Fire is awesome and beautiful and wild. And dragon...Fire is awesome and beautiful and wild. And dragons are just plain cool. I devoured every dragon book in our library and book mobile as a kid. Ah, good times. :)<br /><br />And thanks, btw. Amber's entry grabbed me right at the start. What a delicious villain! She is uber creepy. Yum. :)<br /><br />I'd love to read yours, Rebecca. Hint, hint.Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-62295519651741812082012-06-06T14:18:26.358-07:002012-06-06T14:18:26.358-07:00I know, right? But my first novel was a love story...I know, right? But my first novel was a love story, through and through. It took a while, and some maturing of myself as a writer, before I could integrate that "writerly" part of me with the "scientist" part of me. The whole me is much happier now.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-50421872732064656902012-06-06T14:17:09.819-07:002012-06-06T14:17:09.819-07:00I consciously wrote a MG SF, but it wasn't unt...I consciously wrote a MG SF, but it wasn't until I started to market Open Minds that I realized it was SF (really SF/paranormal, but definitely SF). I would pitch it to readers and say "Oh, it's a young adult paranormal" and they would say "Oh, does it have vampires?" (Answer: no) When I pitched it as science fiction, the question was, "Oh, is it in the future?" (Answer: yes) It was the difference of genre expectations that made me realize it was SF, even though the characters have paranormal powers. *thunkshead*Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-2058153023591410592012-06-06T14:14:21.719-07:002012-06-06T14:14:21.719-07:00It's been a blast being in the same writer'...It's been a blast being in the same writer's group with Leisha. I've been reading her amazing story, and I agree. It rocks! Can't wait to see you both at WIFYR!Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-14931771427799138732012-06-06T14:13:09.304-07:002012-06-06T14:13:09.304-07:00That makes it doubly hard! It's an interesting...That makes it doubly hard! It's an interesting thing to wade through the descriptions and find a huge number of them fit - just only halfway. How did you figure out that you wrote science fiction?Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-64159766837769440512012-06-06T14:10:34.470-07:002012-06-06T14:10:34.470-07:00I've read a few of those. I'll have to put...I've read a few of those. I'll have to put the others on my reading list - especially "Dark Lord of Dirkholm". I love getting good recommendations!Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-87411547352435111962012-06-06T14:04:43.449-07:002012-06-06T14:04:43.449-07:00What else would you write, you evil rocket scienti...What else would you write, you evil rocket scientist, you?Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-38028778048994086762012-06-06T14:02:42.022-07:002012-06-06T14:02:42.022-07:00It was a revelation to me that I wrote science fic...It was a revelation to me that I wrote science fiction. (Sometimes I can be extraordinarily dense.) :) The funny thing about genre is that depending on who you talk to (agents, readers, Amazon category monkeys) different genres mean different things. Oy! :) You just have to do the best you can.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-32843190759229667492012-06-06T14:01:49.886-07:002012-06-06T14:01:49.886-07:00Oh, and how could I forget "The Anybodies&quo...Oh, and how could I forget "The Anybodies" and "The Neverending Story" and "Inkheart?"Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-85563309091358604932012-06-06T14:00:23.602-07:002012-06-06T14:00:23.602-07:00"Galaxy Quest" is my all-time favorite. ..."Galaxy Quest" is my all-time favorite. I also liked "Megamind." But those are movies. As for books, I love Patricia Wreade's "Dealing with Dragons." And Diana Wynne-Jones' "Dark Lord of Dirkholm" (hilarious) and "Homeward Bounders."Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-32989442415072148872012-06-06T13:57:34.350-07:002012-06-06T13:57:34.350-07:00Fire is good, in any form. That's why I like d...Fire is good, in any form. That's why I like dragons. When I was a tween reader, I wouldn't pick up a book if it didn't look like it had a dragon in it someplace.<br /><br />And Leisha, Amber and I think your WIFYR entry rocks.Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-28689290404390747842012-06-06T13:30:19.381-07:002012-06-06T13:30:19.381-07:00Who wouldn't like a quest and some fireballs? ...Who wouldn't like a quest and some fireballs? Throw in a dark elf prince and you might just have enough trouble to sell millions of books. Just saying. ; )Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-60650979401830341582012-06-06T13:27:43.389-07:002012-06-06T13:27:43.389-07:00It's fun to see what you like, and how those s...It's fun to see what you like, and how those sneak into your stories. What's your favorite Meta-fiction? (I had to look that up.)Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-47147624126478409812012-06-06T13:08:41.853-07:002012-06-06T13:08:41.853-07:00Great post! I also have many genres that I like, b...Great post! I also have many genres that I like, but at heart I'm a fantasy girl. Give me a quest and some fireballs, and I'm in heaven. :) A handsome dark elf prince never hurts either. Just saying. ;)Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-26830168629207601542012-06-06T13:02:39.041-07:002012-06-06T13:02:39.041-07:00I have several genres that I like. I enjoy histori...I have several genres that I like. I enjoy historical fiction, fairy-tale adaptations, funny school stories (especially if divorce is not an issue), and all sorts of fantasy and science fiction written for children. What's my favorite? Meta-fiction, but only if it's really, really well done.Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.com