Comments on: Vesta

By: Artor

Artor — Sat, 14 May 2011 05:42:23 +0000

Yeah, I have to agree with F & Stephanie. Mr. Tomlinson got defensive about his short stories being dissed, when his short stories hadn’t yet been part of the conversation. Uh, what?

“I think the writers of the ‘golden age’ of science fiction – Asimov and Heinlein especially – all did their best work in their early short stories. Even L. Ron Hubbard wrote some good short SF before he went off the deep end.”

How is that “glossing over” the medium of the short story? It reads to me like a hearty endorsement, which got Tomlinson’s panties in a wad.

This is where I first see the thread go sour, and it’s Tomlinson’s post. “I’m sorry, F, I tried to use small to medium sized words in common usage throughout the English speaking world, but clearly I’ve failed. What particular part of my post is giving you trouble, big boy?”

Between the random outburst and the painfully dogged defense of his rudeness, Mr. Tomlinson has convinced me to not read his work.

By: F

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:59:25 +0000

@ Pat #15

Thanks for your concern over ease of reading for us illiterate types.

To be more specific:
I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t ‘gloss over’ the short stories that are giving me traction in the industry.

Again, uh, what?

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:42:58 +0000

If it is not an asteroid..and not a planet..what is it then?
A planeroid or something. How big is this planet/asteroid anyway?

By: seslisohbet

seslisohbet — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:29:28 +0000

hello admin Patrick what is your project on Amazon?

By: kÄ±sÄ±rlÄ±k

kÄ±sÄ±rlÄ±k — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:31:34 +0000

i think Tom McCord say true.

By: miele

miele — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:52:48 +0000

i think its a small planet

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:07:38 +0000

… eating a piece of pizza … Yes, I remember, thanks for making the connection for me.

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:44:55 +0000

Greg, I forgot to mention that you met Kelly Swails (one of the other writers in that anthology) at the super-secret GoH party at CONvergence two years ago. She was the blond woman from Chicago sitting on the couch, aka Kelly X.

By: Patrick S. Tomlinson

Patrick S. Tomlinson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:45:30 +0000

Well, I guess that answered my question. Yes, it’s the Crimson Pact. I am only one of two dozen authors, some of which are much more accomplished than I. It’s a neat premise and a good way to tie together a wide range of genres. Not that I’m an impartial judge, but it’s fun stuff.

By: Patrick S. Tomlinson

Patrick S. Tomlinson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:41:19 +0000

Greg, do you really want to give me free advertising after the above?

I didn’t wish to derail your thread, as I really like the subject and have been following the Dawn mission, (I used Ceres as a location in a yet-to-be-published novel). But I don’t shy from confrontation either.