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How did you know I was naked?

Yum! And I mean that.

I suppose I'd have to start by wondering what you mean by religion as a major theme. Do you mean a book in which the characters ponder big questions like God and death? Do you mean a story with a church setting? I'm not clear on what aspects of such a book you wouldn't get? Maybe some...

What I meant was that having no money to buy food has been known to motivate this particular writer quite effectively. Having no money to buy books, even more so.

An empty fridge is a great motivator.

Editing should be somewhat focussed. You should have kind of a checklist in your head, watching out for problems with dialogue, and a lot of other things. You might want to go through a piece several times, focussing on different style points each time; or focussing on problem passages one at...

Even if I can't understand the language, I still want to appreciate the quality of the acting by the original cast, so I prefer subtitles. Here's a story: Back in the 1930s, Laurel and Hardy refilmed each of their movies several times, reciting the script in different languages...

As someone has already noted, most of the books listed so far are dystopias instead of utopias. I get the impression that dystopias are written more often. It's one thing to highlight what's wrong with our world by carrying it out to some terrible future; it's another thing to come up with...

That's how I met my husband. Anyway, time travel would be enriching. I wish I could do that.

Science Fiction Origins, an anthology that includes "The Fireman," Ray Bradbury's novella that he expanded into Fahrenheidt 451. This is very exciting to me. I'll let you know how it goes.

Prococative!! My new word for the day! Thanks.

Oh, books? Sure:

Perfection: Perfection, female version: Absolute, utter, all-time perfection:

Though the Kansas test is a real document, the following urban legends page has some insights on it: http://www.snopes.com/language/document/1895exam.htm An excerpt: Consider: To pass this test, no knowledge of the arts is necessary (not even a nodding familiarity with a few of the...

Love the word "forumly." Hadn't seen it before, except as a spoofy mispronunciation of "formerly." But now it's going into my vocabulary right away.

My first reaction is that I would rather read a good, solid biography of the non-fiction variety. When I read biographical fiction, I can't help wondering which parts are true and which are not. Truth is stranger than fiction anyway. I also like autobiographies. A good one feels like the...

I'm still a newlywed. All free days are, um, accounted for.

Have you ever had a crush on a character from a novel or story? When I was twelve, I had a crush on Huckleberry Finn. People think he's naughty and a bad influence; but really he's so innocent and misunderstood. He needed me by his side. Anyway, how about your crushes?

When I was little, I would write these chipper, chatty letters to older relatives. I thought everyone loved to get cute letters from kids. I gradually understood that most of my relatives were virtually illiterate, that they never read, and that my letters were intimidating to them. Now I...

Paperbacks are supple. They feel warm and friendly. Harbacks are, well, hard; and if the dust jacket is gone, they seem faceless. On the other hand, the production quality of hardbacks is better in every way. It's a dilemna for me. Since I buy used, cost is usually not the deciding...