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Dimension of Miracles : Nader Elhefnawy : Fri, 04:22 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Nader Elhefnawy ) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:22:30 +0000

I just finished the original Dimension. Great book.

Chapters 12-13 in particular should be required reading in philosophy, right along with the cave allegory from Plato's Republic.

Reintegrating the Shattered Divine : Athena : Tue, 10:14 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( Athena ) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:14:42 +0000

My minority report on Star Wars in Strange Horizons: We Must Love One Another or Die.

OryCon : Marti McKenna : Sat, 11:21 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Marti McKenna ) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:21:08 +0000

IROSF will be at Orycon in Portland, OR next weekend. Who's with us?

In the Silents No One Can Hear You Scream : Nader Elhefnawy : Fri, 03:07 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Nader Elhefnawy ) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:07:40 +0000

Good piece; I found it a brisk and engaging round-up of the topic.

Advertising : Bluejack : Fri, 01:30 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( Bluejack ) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:30:20 +0000

Heh, thanks!

The round "visit our store" button on the home page links to our cafe press store.

Advertising : gsemones : Wed, 04:05 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( gsemones ) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:05:30 +0000

I'd rather have the ads than no IROSF. :-) You guys are exploring models and I'll stick around through it. Now, where's that Cafe Press link?

Escape, Resonance, and Recovery : Jason Ridler : Sat, 05:52 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Jason Ridler ) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:52:37 +0000

Thanks, Mr. Stinson. Variety is the spice of life and I couldn't imagine not enjoying the rich tapestry of across the fiction spectrum. Glad you enjoyed the article.

JSR

Escape, Resonance, and Recovery : J. G. Stinson : Sat, 03:44 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( J. G. Stinson ) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:44:00 +0000

Thanks, Jason, for a well-written and thought-provoking article. Now that I look back, I may have traveled a similar road to yours, in the last 5 years. Took me longer, I expect, but I'm in the third phase now and so glad I can enjoy a wider range of styles and stories. Good on yer. :)

Advertising : Marti McKenna : Fri, 11:16 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Marti McKenna ) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:16:58 +0000

I've mostly learned to ignore them elsewhere, so it comes pretty naturally here. I did find myself clicking on one recently....

Advertising : Stacey Janssen : Fri, 08:01 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Stacey Janssen ) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:01:14 +0000

The Google ads, you mean?

Advertising : Bluejack : Fri, 07:54 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Bluejack ) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:54:48 +0000

No thoughts huh? I find the ads pretty annoying, myself.

Fast Writing : David Bartell : Thu, 08:35 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( David Bartell ) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:35:28 +0000

Another excellent article. I often write "fast" myself, on first drafts. Someone once said to write the first draft with the heart, and rewrite with the brain.

Here's another suggestion for fast writing that serves a dual purpose. I back up my files often, having lost hours and days of writing due to technical failures long ago. At least once a day, I also save to a second and third medium, then remove one of the copies to a second site (home and work.) To lose work, I'd have to suffer multiple failures. Hey, I'm in IT, so call me anal.

Yes, backing up may break the flow, and I don't stop to back up if I'm on a roll. But a cleansing breath or potty break at the end of a passage is a good time to back up. Now, suppose after I back up the file, I close it. When I resume work on the ms, I start a new file. I do not have the privilege of referring to the previous passage, but I am not tempted to edit it either. This might increase the editing required later, but might also serve to get the first draft done much sooner, while the ideas are fresh and flowing.

Just a thought.

The New Space Opera : Nader Elhefnawy : Wed, 04:35 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Nader Elhefnawy ) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:35:32 +0000

Thank you very much!

Fast Writing : Bluejack : Wed, 03:54 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( Bluejack ) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:54:35 +0000

Thanks for the link, BJ! Always appreciated!

Fast Writing : BJ : Wed, 03:41 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( BJ ) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:41:04 +0000

Bravo! A wonderful article! I've linked to it from my blog, Points on Style

Thank you!

The New Space Opera : errant371 : Tue, 07:39 PM

noreply@irosf.com ( errant371 ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:39:28 +0000

Great review! Bang on critique of stories in The New Space Opera or, I should say, that my thoughts and feelings of these stories match closely with this review. While I would disagree with some of the conclusions expressed earlier in the essay (particularly those about the disparity of 'hard s/f' S.O. and 'romantic s/f' S.O.) the analysis of the stories themselves is acurate and informative. I definitely could not have done a better job myself.

In the Silents No One Can Hear You Scream : Daniel M. Kimmel : Tue, 09:40 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( Daniel M. Kimmel ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:40:24 +0000

Interesting. Here's another source for information on forgotten and/or lost early SF films:

Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews, edited by Donald Willis, Garland Publishing, 1985.

It cover 1907-1984. Alas, it doesn't include my "for the record" review of "Aelita, Queen of Mars" done several years later.

Short Fiction, November 2008 : IROSF : Tue, 07:56 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:56:12 +0000

Comments on the stories or reviews can go here.

Short fiction review is here.

Incandescence : IROSF : Tue, 07:55 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:55:28 +0000

Comments on the review can go here.

Article is here.

Inferno : IROSF : Tue, 07:54 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:54:52 +0000

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Article is here.

The New Space Opera : IROSF : Tue, 07:54 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:54:23 +0000

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White Flames : IROSF : Tue, 07:53 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:53:54 +0000

Comments on the review can go here.

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Escape, Resonance, and Recovery : IROSF : Tue, 07:53 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:53:27 +0000

Thoughts on escapism in fantasy?

Article is here.

In the Silents No One Can Hear You Scream : IROSF : Tue, 07:52 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:52:53 +0000

Thoughts on silent SF films?

Article is here.

Fast Writing : IROSF : Tue, 07:50 AM

noreply@irosf.com ( IROSF ) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:50:14 +0000

Comment on turning off the inner editor.

Article is here.