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I didn't catch it and I'm still in mourning. I don't think they broadcast it in this simple hamlet. There were three Dallas Stars there, I think. At least three, so I really wanted to watch it. Alas, it was not to be...sigh.

So you're yielding, but you're not? You can't have it both ways. As you said, "business has no greater master than the bottom line." You have a business, POD pubishing. Traditional publishers are in a business too. Both of you are in the publishing business. You are a publisher...

No need to get PO'd obarz opened this thread with: Well, if the shoe fits, obarz, and you've cast mainstream publishers in that light in the presentation you mentioned above--all the while praising your particular method of making money. Don't get upset, the real fool--using your word...

I am reminded of this thread where you might find some folks who can commiserate with you about Ulysses.

From what I understand, some of the most ruthless real people ever were very likeable unless you got in their way. I suppose literary villians are the same way.

Its much worse that that, gre. Very sinister, that dying alien. Ell and others: Good prices here: Half.com on Forge of God, if you don't mind a few nicks and scratches. This is an Ebay website and probably just about like a library sale. And, BarnesandNoble.com is having a free...

No lube required The Lord of the Rings comes to mind if you like epic battles. Um, try Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card too. I recently read The Legend that Was Earth by James P. Hogan and that was pretty good--lots of political intrigue in there. Our book of the month is The Forge of God, by...

Nephelle wrote: Nope, some of us are cowboys.;)

Print on Demand Ian I don't think you're thick I think that this is a very complex issue. To make it worse its weighted, off center occasionally, with emotions, I.e., authors who pour their hearts out onto paper and then try to get it published. Writers, that said, Quinn is right...

Hello from partly-sunny, sometimes cloudy, occasionally snowy, with the odd-tornado-thrown-in-the-mix-for-good-measure Oklahoma. While all this and more occurs in the same day on occasion, its well known that if you don't like the weather here just wait around a minute or two and it'll change...

Ah, partially a Sci Fi Fan I see... Welcome! And feel free to wade into the Science Fiction and Fantasy forum discussions too.

Here is a link to the Science Fiction Writers Association website's list of things writers should avoid like the plague: SFWA Writer Beware Excellent info for any writer.

In the Forge of God thats what brought the aliens down on the Earth. We were too loud and it cost us. Conversely, in The Gentle Giants of Ganymede, they had long since quit using plain old radio to communicate so they wouldn't have even been equipped to pick up our signals. That was sort of...

That is true. If you're publishing junk people will figure it out and if you're not people will know that too. (Word will get around one way or the other.) The Amazon thing sounds like a good idea if folks will use it. Are there any other outlets for viewing material before its "published"...

No Spoilers Required How realistic do you think SF writers are when they write about humans meeting aliens? Are they overly optimistic or overly cynical? List books, authors, and descriptions so we can discuss the answers. For example in Footfall, by Niven and Pournelle, I think they hit...

Ell's right. I don't think writers really retire. I think they just get tired of typing. No telling what he'll put together in his mind while he's retired--if you're lucky he'll write it out and it will see the light of day posthumously. Maybe his publisher will pester him enough that he'll...

Plot holes, right Witchchild? More irritating that potholes and just as rough on the mental ride. I tend to be more forgiving about plot holes in movies--afterall its only Hollywood, right?--than in books. Seems to me they ought to be better able to get the kinks out of a book where no...

I just finished the Postman, by David Brin and Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Both excellent Sci Fi tales. Footfall is an encounter with an alien species of the not-so-friendly variety and the Postman is devoid of anyone as stupid as Kevin Costner makes the main character...

Clarke Short List Named Organizers of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, honoring British science fiction, announced their short list for the 2003 awards, for works first published in 2002. The annual award, created by and named for the legendary SF author, is supported by the British Science Fiction...

Great to have you on board. The Hobbit is like an old friend--I try to visit as often as possible. You're right about the threads, they are great. See you around...