tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post5194371007303391075..comments2024-03-14T19:47:17.502-04:00Comments on Unwritten: S is for...Science by John SteinerMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-84686918055588297972012-04-23T21:16:05.701-04:002012-04-23T21:16:05.701-04:00Really interesting post! I love science fiction, a...Really interesting post! I love science fiction, and can't get enough of the science part of it. I need to live a thousand years, I guess, to see what science fiction becomes science fact.Nora Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544600731809921282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-1112115667050291102012-04-23T01:26:23.945-04:002012-04-23T01:26:23.945-04:00Thanks for reviewing John's work. Science is s...Thanks for reviewing John's work. Science is so important in SciFi which I love. <br />#187 following <br />Kate <br />https://www.facebook.com/kathleenomara<br />http://solidhappiness.blogspot.com/Kate OMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058696618574079908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-88077898375275109102012-04-22T10:22:39.808-04:002012-04-22T10:22:39.808-04:00Great post, John and everyone!Great post, John and everyone!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-80940545315479050532012-04-22T00:07:06.099-04:002012-04-22T00:07:06.099-04:00The book "Fire Alive!" is coming out pro...The book "Fire Alive!" is coming out probably early fall of this year, which is about firefighters in 2026 and the concept of fire as a living organism.<br /><br />I'm also working on the first of a short story series around air force characters crewing a spaceship. Some of the character introductions are hilarious.John Steinerhttp://www.walkingotherworlds.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-2945169600924454462012-04-21T18:07:31.255-04:002012-04-21T18:07:31.255-04:00You have some really great pointers in this post. ...You have some really great pointers in this post. You have also intrigued me to read more of your work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-56991386597516929462012-04-21T17:10:34.201-04:002012-04-21T17:10:34.201-04:00I think I would enjoy your books based on your ded...I think I would enjoy your books based on your dedication to being personally knowledgeable about the fiction world you're creating so that I, the reader, can suspend belief. When an author doesn't have that grasp, it often shows in disconnects during the story. <br /><br />You've certainly presented a compelling reason why science fiction can become immensely intriguing.judysnwnoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902764873285009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-8363072911405471572012-04-21T13:51:26.102-04:002012-04-21T13:51:26.102-04:00I tell people that Star Trek is rather bad science...I tell people that Star Trek is rather bad science fiction but excellent story telling. If you want an excellent metaphor of the cold war the original television series does a fantastic job. The post-cold war era is pretty much what the Next Generation is, and Deep Space Nine was a way to tell the story of the Serb-Bosnian and Kosovo conflicts.<br /><br />Star Wars was George Lucas' way of reworking the grail stories, and was something he called science fantasy. As cult classics, they're also rather Shakespearian in complexity.<br /><br />Though the science fiction movies that really ignited my imagination as a kid where "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the much delayed sequel "2010" along with the "Alien" and "Aliens" movies. the combination of these two pretty much laid the groundwork for my concepts of future exploration. The first aspect of that is spaceflight is hard work. You can't just zap yourself from ship to surface and hope the air's fine or that gravity isn't kicking your behind. Having the space and planetary environments be that hostile intensifies the story for me, especially when that's laid atop an intelligent aggressor.John Steinerhttp://www.walkingotherworlds.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-4203315819702768802012-04-21T11:12:50.411-04:002012-04-21T11:12:50.411-04:00I read somewhere that just imagining something mak...I read somewhere that just imagining something makes it possible. Hence there is so much science fact that was yesterday's science fiction. For me the science has to plausible or I have real problems suspending disbelief. Nice post, JohnJenny Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716569675973035423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-68561730199011664202012-04-21T10:56:47.660-04:002012-04-21T10:56:47.660-04:00Great Post! Too often science gets short shrift in...Great Post! Too often science gets short shrift in this world, even though we love our science fiction.Cristina Rehnnoreply@blogger.com