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News:
A lot of people describe Scalzi’s Old Man's War novels as military science fiction, but I would classify its sequel Zoë’s Tale as a space opera. It’s a story about, well, Zoë, a teenage girl whose parents are invited to take leadership roles in building a colony on a new planet. Zoë is an enthusiastic member of the group sent to colonize Roanoke, despite the risks—and the risks are considerable even before the political machinations of greater powers boil to the surface. Continue reading Zoë’s Tale
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Rants and Stuff / EUOL, the pushover
« on: December 20, 2004, 06:28:00 PM »
I'm totally giving people good grades on their research papers. I'm just too lazy to be mean right now. I have three students who, through turning in late homework and other issues, are getting Ds or below. That means if I give everybody else 100% on their research papers, my class average is still a B.
So...let the A-giving begin!
So...let the A-giving begin!
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Brandon Sanderson / Crazy Germans...
« on: December 06, 2004, 04:50:22 PM »
...just bought ELANTRIS. So, par-tay! Their offer is relatively sizable--about half what Tor offered for the book in English.
We are very exited.
We are very exited.
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Everything Else / Crazy Germans...
« on: December 06, 2004, 04:50:22 PM »
This topic has been moved to [link=http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=brandon;action=display;num=1120249709;start=0]Brandon Sanderson[/link] by Tage.
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Suggestions Box / Hey Nebraska People
« on: November 27, 2004, 04:56:43 AM »
I sent a PM to MoreDew about this, but I figured I'd do a general post. Any of you guys know the latest on the David Sneddon thing? We haven't heard any news for two months.
(For the rest of you, he's a Nebraskan who went to BYU and recently disappeared in China.)
(For the rest of you, he's a Nebraskan who went to BYU and recently disappeared in China.)
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Suggestions Box / Hey Tage and Tekiel
« on: November 27, 2004, 12:59:18 AM »
Maybe seeing a movie on Saturday with my cousin. You two interested in getting away from the fam (fabulous though the Olson clan is) to go see National Treasure or Spongebob for a few hours?
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Rants and Stuff / Supid...Papers
« on: November 22, 2004, 03:22:40 PM »
No NaNo for me today. Or, at least, not for a few hours more. I have to grade rhetorical analysis papers.
20 papers. One brain. Ug.
20 papers. One brain. Ug.
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Everything Else / Orson Scott Card
« on: November 01, 2004, 04:13:29 PM »
The following review will appear in Scott's Column, as well as on the cover/inside few pages of my book:
http://www.brandonsanderson.com/page.php?id= 13
Edit--I decided that I shouldn't go around posting the review before he gets a chance to put it in his column. Â So, I put it on my site and gave it a link here. Â Not a big difference, but I think it is a bit more respectful. Â Take out the space before 13 to see the review.
http://www.brandonsanderson.com/page.php?id= 13
Edit--I decided that I shouldn't go around posting the review before he gets a chance to put it in his column. Â So, I put it on my site and gave it a link here. Â Not a big difference, but I think it is a bit more respectful. Â Take out the space before 13 to see the review.
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Everything Else / BYU tries to cancel SF/F 318
« on: October 08, 2004, 07:05:25 PM »
So, I got the following email today:
Brandon,
The department executive committee has decided not to offer ENGL 318R this winter semester. They wanted to acknowledge the wonderful job you did pinch hitting for the department during the winter 2003 semester. You will certainly be on the list of possibilities should full-time faculty not be available to teach that course again.
Thanks again for your interest.
Jo Scofield
----
The 318 in question, of course, is the science-fiction and fantasy themed creative writing class.
I've fired off a good dozen emails to my contacts in the department trying to fight this. We'll se what happens. I don't think, however, that the department has thought this through all the way. In addition, I don't know if they understand the kind of maelstrom we geeks can create if we're slighted.
Brandon,
The department executive committee has decided not to offer ENGL 318R this winter semester. They wanted to acknowledge the wonderful job you did pinch hitting for the department during the winter 2003 semester. You will certainly be on the list of possibilities should full-time faculty not be available to teach that course again.
Thanks again for your interest.
Jo Scofield
----
The 318 in question, of course, is the science-fiction and fantasy themed creative writing class.
I've fired off a good dozen emails to my contacts in the department trying to fight this. We'll se what happens. I don't think, however, that the department has thought this through all the way. In addition, I don't know if they understand the kind of maelstrom we geeks can create if we're slighted.
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Everything Else / For Da Editors
« on: October 07, 2004, 04:45:11 AM »
So, editing-type folks. Here's a question for you. The copy editor for my manuscript went crazy with cutting out my hyphens. Now, I think most of these sound better with the hyphens--particularly the ones using 'well.' For instance:
I like 'well-dressed' rather than 'well dressed.'
He was a well-dressed man.
He was a well dressed man.
Which do you prefer, and which do you think is correct?
I like 'well-dressed' rather than 'well dressed.'
He was a well-dressed man.
He was a well dressed man.
Which do you prefer, and which do you think is correct?
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Music / Ig Noble Award for Country Music Study
« on: October 01, 2004, 08:37:40 PM »
I found this one amusing. One of this year's Ig Noble awards (pseudo-humorous awards given out by Nobel winners) went to someone who did a study on Country Music.
The result:
"The medicine prize went to Steven Stack of Wayne State University and James Gundlach of Auburn University, for their 1992 report, "The Effect of Country Music on Suicide." The research of 49 metropolitan areas concluded "that the greater the airtime devoted to country music, the greater the white suicide rate."
Reference:
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20041001/D85ESKPG1.html
The result:
"The medicine prize went to Steven Stack of Wayne State University and James Gundlach of Auburn University, for their 1992 report, "The Effect of Country Music on Suicide." The research of 49 metropolitan areas concluded "that the greater the airtime devoted to country music, the greater the white suicide rate."
Reference:
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20041001/D85ESKPG1.html
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Everything Else / BEHOLD!
« on: September 27, 2004, 09:03:36 PM »
The Cover:
http://www.brandonsanderson.com/graphics/elantjacket.jpg
That title, by the way, will be embossed with copper foil on the actual book.
http://www.brandonsanderson.com/graphics/elantjacket.jpg
That title, by the way, will be embossed with copper foil on the actual book.