tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post8026411948508191263..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: The Dragons of BabelMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-32343753620680564282007-08-17T18:05:00.000-07:002007-08-17T18:05:00.000-07:00Wait. Wait. You're expecting consistency from a ...Wait. Wait. You're expecting consistency from a science fiction writer? A man who makes his living telling lies in a genre that's synonymous with "lies nobody in his right mind would believe"? <BR/><BR/>Oh, Richard. Have I got some stock options to sell YOU!Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708413411146291236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-9822581172289574372007-08-17T09:07:00.000-07:002007-08-17T09:07:00.000-07:00At MichaelSwanwick.com you promised updates on Mon...At MichaelSwanwick.com you promised updates on Monday and Friday certainly, and Wednesdays possibly. Now here you promise updates on Mondays and Wednesdays certainly, and Fridays optionally.<BR/><BR/>We are alert to your flim-flammery.<BR/><BR/>Each contract is individually binding.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-30677845681215104482007-08-15T09:46:00.000-07:002007-08-15T09:46:00.000-07:00Also added the RSS feed to my list. It was neat me...Also added the RSS feed to my list. It was neat meeting you at Confluence. I, too, look forward to see how you fit all those works into one book. :) Anything with the Yggdrasil, but not the Narns, and the Just and Honorable Guild of Rogues, Swindlers, Cozeners, and Knaves should be interesting.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-91283725360447598372007-08-15T05:03:00.000-07:002007-08-15T05:03:00.000-07:00Jeez -- if I'd known you were coming to Roanoke (m...Jeez -- if I'd known you were coming to Roanoke (my farm's about 20 miles south) I'd have asked you to bring some rain. <BR/>KeithKeith Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888295556045780921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-85137614667211946312007-08-15T04:59:00.000-07:002007-08-15T04:59:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Keith Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888295556045780921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-90901983159415100572007-08-14T15:23:00.000-07:002007-08-14T15:23:00.000-07:00Well. Not that I was planning to not buy the book,...Well. Not that I was planning to not buy the book, but now I have to buy the book. If that makes any sense.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Eileen. But don't spoil your trip by planning things around Internet cafes too much.<BR/><BR/>DDerryl Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770159992186256355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-49942907564593169992007-08-14T14:33:00.000-07:002007-08-14T14:33:00.000-07:00My apologies for not posting sooner. I decided to...My apologies for not posting sooner. I decided to prep for my trip to China next week by taking a 400-mile jaunt down to Roanoke for a few days.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to everybody for your comments, particularly Zack. People who buy books on spec drive the culture every bit as much as writers do.<BR/><BR/>I'll get to all the promised topics just as soon as I can, I swear. Right now I've got to rush out and buy some socks. It's the inevitable consequence of making sudden trips without advance planning. <BR/><BR/>Second blog entry in not too many hours.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708413411146291236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-53970542854775217652007-08-14T11:29:00.000-07:002007-08-14T11:29:00.000-07:00Welcome to the blogosphere. I followed the link fr...Welcome to the blogosphere. I followed the link from Making Light, subscribed to your blog's RSS feed and am very interested in electric pickles. <BR/><BR/>I also look forward to reading your book.ohdawnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995493308490806364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-64323007801459808452007-08-14T07:48:00.000-07:002007-08-14T07:48:00.000-07:00I too would like to know the literary term you are...I too would like to know the literary term you are out to destroy.Dave Truesdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332296027365551936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-89932467804415952572007-08-14T06:40:00.000-07:002007-08-14T06:40:00.000-07:00It's "fix-up" right? Isn't that the literary term ...It's "fix-up" right? Isn't that the literary term you want to destroy?<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the world of blogging. I put you on my bookmarks before I even read the first post. <BR/><BR/>I want to know more about bottled stories.Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05898542018345335158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-69304668780431973742007-08-14T05:57:00.000-07:002007-08-14T05:57:00.000-07:00Here's a marketing approach that has the advantage...Here's a marketing approach that has the advantage of, so far as I know, never having been tried. Tor should print a pamphlet containing your copyedit list, slugging it: <B>Look At All The Words You'll Learn in Michael Swanwick's New Novel!</B><BR/><BR/>Distribute the pamphlet to papers, pundits, pedagogs, English teachers, bloggers, with a simple cover letter: <B>Spread the Words!</B><BR/><BR/><I>Eats, Shoots and Leaves</I> lovers would flock unstoppable to lexical leadership; the shade (as it were) of Nabokov would smile.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck with the book -- and all the words inside it.<BR/><BR/>KeithKeith Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888295556045780921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-27312415438438629082007-08-13T18:14:00.000-07:002007-08-13T18:14:00.000-07:00I have gone and preordered the book just because I...I have gone and preordered the book just because I have to know how you got all those words into one book.Zack Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886144371565535869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-19704121266817939312007-08-13T13:41:00.000-07:002007-08-13T13:41:00.000-07:00Wow. I am not sure which I am more surprised by, t...Wow. <BR/><BR/>I am not sure which I am more surprised by, the very existence of your blog, or its appearance, with a promise of regular updates, immediately before your trip to China. You'll become preternaturally savvy at finding Internet cafes....<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>EileenEileen Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142274562155993622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-40557097911560225392007-08-13T08:48:00.000-07:002007-08-13T08:48:00.000-07:00Tell us about your crusade to destroy a literary t...Tell us about your crusade to destroy a literary term!Patrick Nielsen Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675127319737095559noreply@blogger.com