Timewaster's Guide Archive

I would really like to make a game that takes half-life mod Natural Selection to the next level.

If you're unfamilar with the game and don't feel like digging through the site, it's an RTS/FPS hybrid, where (for the marines at least) one person plays the "commander" and gets a typical minimap/macro view of the map.  He drops buildings, directs resource collection (for weapons and other items) and guides units in combat.  The units, however, are actual players who get a first person view of the battlefield and have to fight each other.

The mix of strategic skill and reflexes makes for VERY exciting matches and I'd love to throw in things like vehicles (ground and air) more than two races, and a meta game that allows a campaign instead of just individual matches.

Denver next month.

Spain the month after.

California, Oregon, Washington the month after.

East coast I'm waiting until next year, when I can pub Alcatraz as well.  (Which should give me double the money, since I can hit up Scholastic as well at Tor.)  Sorry!

I'll look forward to next year.  Planning to hit up Tor and Scholastic bodes very well for a NYC-area signing which is perfect!

*sigh*

Have you ever done or are you planning to do a book tour out of state?

But has anyone ever anagramed Elantris?

I went to http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/  and plugged Elantris in.  The following are a few that stuck out to me.

LATRINES
ENTRAILS
LEARN ITS
REAL SNIT
REAL ISNT
LATER SIN
ART LINES (<-- err Aons?)

Complete list is below
A LENS TRI
A LENT SIR
A RE LINTS
A RETS NIL
A REST NIL
A RET LINS
LATRINES
ENTRAILS
NEAL STIR
LANE STIR
ELAN STIR
LEAN STIR
LEARN SIT
LEARN ITS
RENAL SIT
RENAL ITS
ARLEN SIT
ARLEN ITS
LARSEN IT
LEARNS IT
STERNAL I
SALTERN I
RENTALS I
RENTAL IS
ALTERN IS
ANTLER IS
NEALS TRI
LANES TRI
LEANS TRI
LEANT SIR
EARL SNIT
EARL TINS
EARL ISNT
EARL NITS
REAL SNIT
REAL TINS
REAL ISNT
REAL NITS
RALE SNIT
RALE TINS
RALE ISNT
RALE NITS
LEAR SNIT
LEAR TINS
LEAR ISNT
LEAR NITS
EARLS TIN
EARLS NIT
LARES TIN
LARES NIT
LASER TIN
LASER NIT
SERAL TIN
SERAL NIT
REALS TIN
REALS NIT
LASTER IN
SLATER IN
ALERTS IN
SALTER IN
ESTRAL IN
STALER IN
STELAR IN
ALTERS IN
ALERT SIN
ALERT INS
ALTER SIN
ALTER INS
TALER SIN
TALER INS
LATER SIN
LATER INS
RATEL SIN
RATEL INS
RENA SILT
RENA LIST
RENA SLIT
NEAR SILT
NEAR LIST
NEAR SLIT
EARN SILT
EARN LIST
EARN SLIT
NEARS LIT
NEARS TIL
SANER LIT
SANER TIL
EARNS LIT
EARNS TIL
RENAS LIT
RENAS TIL
SNARE LIT
SNARE TIL
EAR LINTS
ARE LINTS
ERA LINTS
ARES LINT
ARES INTL
SERA LINT
SERA INTL
SEAR LINT
SEAR INTL
ERAS LINT
ERAS INTL
EARS LINT
EARS INTL
ASTER NIL
STARE NIL
RATES NIL
TEARS NIL
ARTE LINS
RATE LINS
TARE LINS
TEAR LINS
AIL RENTS
AIL STERN
AIL ERNST
ALI RENTS
ALI STERN
ALI ERNST
LAIN RETS
LAIN REST
NAIL RETS
NAIL REST
NAILS RET
SLAIN RET
SNAIL RET
STALIN RE
LATINS RE
RIAL SENT
RIAL NEST
RIAL NETS
RIAL TENS
LIRA SENT
LIRA NEST
LIRA NETS
LIRA TENS
LAIR SENT
LAIR NEST
LAIR NETS
LAIR TENS
RAIL SENT
RAIL NEST
RAIL NETS
RAIL TENS
LIAR SENT
LIAR NEST
LIAR NETS
LIAR TENS
LIRAS NET
LIRAS TEN
RAILS NET
RAILS TEN
LAIRS NET
LAIRS TEN
LIARS NET
LIARS TEN
TRIALS NE
TRAILS NE
TRIAL SEN
TRAIL SEN
SIAL TERN
SIAL RENT
SAIL TERN
SAIL RENT
LISA TERN
LISA RENT
IRAN LETS
IRAN LEST
RAIN LETS
RAIN LEST
NAIR LETS
NAIR LEST
RAINS TEL
RAINS LET
IRANS TEL
IRANS LET
NAIRS TEL
NAIRS LET
RIANT LES
RIANT ELS
TRAIN LES
TRAIN ELS
INTRA LES
INTRA ELS
AIRS LENT
SARI LENT
SNARL TIE
SLANT IRE
SLANT RE I
LARS TINE
LARS NITE
LARS NE IT
LARS NET I
LARS TEN I
TRAL SINE
TRAL NE IS
TRAL SEN I
SAL TRINE
SAL INERT
SAL NITRE
SAL INTER
SAL NITER
SAL NE TRI
SAL TERN I
SAL RENT I
SAL RE TIN
SAL RE NIT
SAL RET IN
LAS TRINE
LAS INERT
LAS NITRE
LAS INTER
LAS NITER
LAS NE TRI
LAS TERN I
LAS RENT I
LAS RE TIN
LAS RE NIT
LAS RET IN
LAST REIN
LAST RIEN
LAST RE IN
SALT REIN
SALT RIEN
SALT RE IN
SLAT REIN
SLAT RIEN
SLAT RE IN
AN LITERS
AN LISTER
AN LITRES
AN LES TRI
AN ELS TRI
AN TEL SIR
AN LET SIR
AN RE SILT
AN RE LIST
AN RE SLIT
RAN LISTE
RAN TILES
RAN ISLET
RAN STILE
RAN LES IT
RAN ELS IT
RAN LETS I
RAN LEST I
RAN TEL IS
RAN LET IS
RANTS ELI
RANTS LIE
RANTS LEI
RANT LIES
RANT ISLE
RANT LISE
RANT LES I
RANT ELS I
TARN LIES
TARN ISLE
TARN LISE
TARN LES I
TARN ELS I
SAN LITER
SAN TILER
SAN LITRE
SAN RE LIT
SAN RE TIL
ANTS LIRE
ANTS LIER
ANTS RILE
ANTS RIEL
SANT LIRE
SANT LIER
SANT RILE
SANT RIEL
STAN LIRE
STAN LIER
STAN RILE
STAN RIEL
TANS LIRE
TANS LIER
TANS RILE
TANS RIEL
NAT SLIER
ANT SLIER
TAN SLIER
TARS NEIL
TARS NILE
TARS LINE
TARS LIEN
ARTS NEIL
ARTS NILE
ARTS LINE
ARTS LIEN
STAR NEIL
STAR NILE
STAR LINE
STAR LIEN
RATS NEIL
RATS NILE
RATS LINE
RATS LIEN
TSAR NEIL
TSAR NILE
TSAR LINE
TSAR LIEN
ART LINES
ART LENIS
ART NEILS
ART LIENS
ART LENS I
ART LES IN
ART ELS IN
TAR LINES
TAR LENIS
TAR NEILS
TAR LIENS
TAR LENS I
TAR LES IN
TAR ELS IN
RAT LINES
RAT LENIS
RAT NEILS
RAT LIENS
RAT LENS I
RAT LES IN
RAT ELS IN
AS LINTER
AS RE LINT
AS RE INTL
AS RET NIL
SAT LINER
SAT RE NIL
AT LINERS
AT RE LINS

Barbara Cartland wrote over 70 books in one year, but they were romance novels so I'm not sure they actually count.

That's a new book (almost) every 5 days!  That has to be some kind of record.

Do you know if she actually wrote them in a year or did was she newly published and just dumped a stack of them on the market?

Wow. Quick response.

I was kidding.  I admit that, when it comes to authors I like,  "When's the next book coming out?" is the first question on my mind.  I do, however, respect the fact that authors need to write at their own pace.  Some, like the authors you mentioned, are remarkably fast while others (i.e. George RR Martin, Kristen Britain) take their time between novels.