tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post4647488862563788716..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: How To Win A HugoMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-72199455934131530082013-02-02T18:17:10.497-08:002013-02-02T18:17:10.497-08:00> Go for that Hugo or write what I want?
Write...> Go for that Hugo or write what I want?<br /><br />Write a space based SF story involving dinosaurs and medicine. After all - that kind of thing worked very well for James White.HANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-32407372116458182712013-02-01T12:22:07.461-08:002013-02-01T12:22:07.461-08:00Oh no! My space blasting hard SF story is backed u...Oh no! My space blasting hard SF story is backed up behind a medical thriller and a dinosaur story. What to do? What to do! Go for that Hugo or write what I want?Tom Hopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683044597782252722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-12223499731920620382013-02-01T09:03:03.107-08:002013-02-01T09:03:03.107-08:00I've found that if you place three stories on ...I've found that if you place three stories on the ballot, your win is pretty much assured.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-62485113868364079082013-02-01T08:46:20.116-08:002013-02-01T08:46:20.116-08:00But wait -- what if other writers write hard scien...But wait -- what if other writers write hard science fiction stories set in space? What if some of them make the ballot? What if two of them are Michael Swanwick or Ted Chiang? <br /><br />Or (shudder) Connie Willis?<br /><br />Just saying. Your method need refinement.Jim Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193461580516209412noreply@blogger.com