Comments on: Lecture on sf writing with Joe Haldeman http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 10:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: show me http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html#comment-1535093 show me Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181317#comment-1535093 Whoa, chill. I wasn't making any kind of commentary, I just thought it was interesting. You're right, I haven't read it, but I would have probably guessed that a book named "The Forever War" was probably anti-war. And I feel the same way. Whoa, chill. I wasn’t making any kind of commentary, I just thought it was interesting. You’re right, I haven’t read it, but I would have probably guessed that a book named “The Forever War” was probably anti-war. And I feel the same way.

]]> By: vance_tam http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html#comment-1534732 vance_tam Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181317#comment-1534732  You have obviously never read the book or you'd know that it's underlying theme is to illustrate how bloody stupid wars truly are.  You have obviously never read the book or you’d know that it’s underlying theme is to illustrate how bloody stupid wars truly are.

]]> By: show me http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html#comment-1534729 show me Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181317#comment-1534729 How appropriate - the author of The Forever War is giving a lecture on Armistice Day. How appropriate – the author of The Forever War is giving a lecture on Armistice Day.

]]> By: snark^ http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html#comment-1534698 snark^ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181317#comment-1534698  His kind of part... IIRC the protagonist's own powered armour slices off his limbs at one point in the story.  His kind of part… IIRC the protagonist’s own powered armour slices off his limbs at one point in the story.

]]> By: BeaverBeaver http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html#comment-1534660 BeaverBeaver Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181317#comment-1534660 James Franco stars in this book!? James Franco stars in this book!?

]]> By: Tom Rombouts http://boingboing.net/2012/09/17/lecture-on-sf-writing-with-joe.html#comment-1534562 Tom Rombouts Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181317#comment-1534562 Hi - Correct me if I am wrong, but I went to the StarShipSofa site and it looks like that first online lecture with Joe Haldeman will cost about $30 or so.  (The price is in Euros)  I'm not saying that is an unreasonable price to hear advice from a noted author, but it makes the posting seem kind of like an advertisement. I think something like "for a nominal fee" etc. should have been added to the original item. - Tom, Los Angeles area Hi -

Correct me if I am wrong, but I went to the StarShipSofa site and it looks like that first online lecture with Joe Haldeman will cost about $30 or so.  (The price is in Euros)  I’m not saying that is an unreasonable price to hear advice from a noted author, but it makes the posting seem kind of like an advertisement. I think something like “for a nominal fee” etc. should have been added to the original item.

- Tom, Los Angeles area

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