tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post6351677215826166026..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: More thoughts on non-fictionKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-57721994850435472492010-02-19T22:36:44.037-05:002010-02-19T22:36:44.037-05:00I don't know how common my tastes are, but I e...I don't know how common my tastes are, but I enjoy learning new things about the real world in a novel, even if it comes in the form of an info dump. I think in science fiction and historical fiction, one can get away with lots of facts mixed in because the audience is reading partly to get the tech or the history. <br /><br />Thanks for your kind words about my previous post, Kaz.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-26978461738522937292010-02-12T08:50:35.726-05:002010-02-12T08:50:35.726-05:00I like a little techno in my fiction, as long the ...I like a little techno in my fiction, as long the author doesn't get carried away. Tom Clancy is over the top for me. I feel like he pounds me over the head with more facts than I need to read the story.<br /><br />I want to be delighted with new info, not lectured.<br /><br />Having read your other sf books, you are just right. :o)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-62724865798790315242010-02-11T22:30:02.771-05:002010-02-11T22:30:02.771-05:00Kaz, now I'm curious about this snow cone comm...Kaz, now I'm curious about this snow cone comment of yours. Reminds me of a joke about Trinidadian migrants to Canada loving the snow the first time or two, then graduating to calling it, ah, a very bad word.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-30134059342180465562010-02-11T01:02:15.571-05:002010-02-11T01:02:15.571-05:00Ah, you're just saying that to make me feel be...Ah, you're just saying that to make me feel better, Liane. But it's still much appreciated. :) Now, if only I can stop these fingers from tripping over to Jewel's latest post (following mine) and making a comment about snow cones that would probably get me banned from this group .... control, control ....Kaz Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839835518368442832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-1355850075518235682010-02-10T08:37:29.581-05:002010-02-10T08:37:29.581-05:00The paranoia comment hit a nerve, Kaz. You might r...The paranoia comment hit a nerve, Kaz. You might recall I refrained from even mentioning my book by name on my blog for the better part of a year, even after I'd finally gotten that countersigned contract in my hands. I relaxed - sorta - when I saw the thing on a list of upcoming releases on a totally unrelated site.<br /><br />I have no problem learning strange new things in novels once the info is integral to the story and not an 'info dump', as I've seen it referred to. I've even been known to pore over info dumps and run off to Google stuff I'd had no interest in minutes before. That's one of the fascinating things about books - getting to explore worlds you might not normally encounter. Even if said worlds involve, uh, mathematics and quantum physics.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.com