What did you blog about today?

[Toby Frost]

Words to That Effect: Five Thoughts About Beginnings

 

[Cli-Fi]

These shared universes are becoming a type of science fiction. Suits Just Gave Rise to the Business TVerse By Referencing Billions – JohnJFalco.com

 

[Cathbad]

My Review of Beneath the Skin.

 

[J-Sun]

My review of Spacehounds of IPC.

 

[thaddeus6th]

It turns out all the best books by the most attractive writers are coming out in July...

Thaddeus the Sixth: Debuting. Again. (guest post by Jo Zebedee)

 

[Cli-Fi]

GOT solidifies itself as the most powerful franchise on TV, I think I'm the only one who doesn't like it: Game of Thrones Destroyed the Competition & Wreaked Havoc on Streaming Services Worldwide – JohnJFalco.com

 

[The Big Peat]

*sidles back into thread*

Here's something I wrote about elves

 

[Cli-Fi]

If you had an idea in that was green-lit for TV in 2005, and it faced cancellations, writer strikes, network struggles and bankruptcies would you ever expected it to open Comic-Con 13 years later? And would you have ever considered it could enter Batman's Universe???? Well that's just what's happening at Comic Con 2017. Comic Con 2017: The Supernatural Universe is Finally Open for Business – JohnJFalco.com

 

[crystal haven]

My latest blog post: Virtual cake and writing – Suzanne Jackson

Or, How a little support goes a long way.

 

[The Big Peat]

Words to That Effect: Five Thoughts About Beginnings

So the thing about showing characters do what they do best early.

I was thinking about this and was going to say, as a sort of "Doesn't always follow", that I'm pretty sure that Harry Potter's best skill isn't in fact getting abused a lot patiently.

Then I stopped to think about what actually happens to Harry, particularly how he defeats Voldermort.

And now I feel like I've seen a guy do a Rubiks cube in 12 seconds blindfolded.

 

[Toby Frost]

Some thoughts on originality and "new ideas".

Words to That Effect: Can I Write It? Yes, You Can!

 

[The Big Peat]

Some thoughts on originality and "new ideas".

Words to That Effect: Can I Write It? Yes, You Can!

I'd read that story.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Some thoughts on originality and "new ideas".

Words to That Effect: Can I Write It? Yes, You Can!

Even though this blog focuses on originality, I think it would really help someone in this thread. I think your last paragraph in particular would be very helpful to the person asking how much an editor 'should' do, because, as you say, we're aiming to make things 'ours' and I think that member might have a problem with allowing themselves permission to do their own thing. Maybe not, but I thought I'd mention it.

pH

 

[Vaz]

I'm loving catching up with all your blogs. Fantastic work, they're so good!

Ah, you people keep me sane, or slightly mad, split the difference.


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[Cli-Fi]

Some thoughts about Comic Con so far:
Can Misty Knight Save Iron Fist in Season 2? – JohnJFalco.com


In 2016 my most anticipated movie of 2017 was War for the Planet of the Apes. in 2017 my most anticipated movie for 2018 is Ready Player One!!!
Ready Player One Combines Hollywood Universes in a Virtual Reality World – JohnJFalco.com

 

[Cathbad]

My Review of Traitor's Prize



@thaddeus6th , I'll post on US and UK sites as soon as the book goes live.

 

[Cli-Fi]

Some thoughts on Netflix's big movie: Is Bright Netflix’s First Big Movie Franchise? – JohnJFalco.com

 

[Cathbad]

@thaddeus6th , I'll post on US and UK sites as soon as the book goes live.

The word "Amazon" should have been between 'UK' and 'sites'.

 

[thaddeus6th]

Thanks, Cathbad

Just on the particular couriers/troop movement speed: a single man can move massively faster than a large group. In medieval times moving even 6 miles a day (in poor terrain or with bad management) was not especially weird. In better conditions, 8-10 miles a day for foot soldiers, twice that for horsemen, was normal. With staging posts (for fresh horses) a single man could cover, theoretically, over a hundred miles (and, of course, there are carrier pigeons). Obviously if I didn't convey that properly it's a failing on my part, but it is legitimate to say that armies move far, far slower than a single man can.

I'll try to bear in mind the character names for the third book (still in early drafting days).

 

[Galactic Journey]

Soviet Science Fiction.

More specifically, More Soviet Science Fiction, a collection of Communist SF, from 1962.

Worth checking out for a peek at SF behind the Iron Curtain...