tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post6151232357708021194..comments2023-10-09T04:48:51.981-07:00Comments on SFR Brigade: An Introduction from an I/R SF Romance authorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-77071861994702986652010-04-13T00:23:24.996-07:002010-04-13T00:23:24.996-07:00Hi Rae,
So long as the characters remain vaguely h...Hi Rae,<br />So long as the characters remain vaguely humanoid, I'm with you. I still can't get to grips with too many limbs and too many eyes! <br />Welcome on board.Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-23524087250301853532010-04-12T20:03:00.706-07:002010-04-12T20:03:00.706-07:00Yep, SFR is a great place for interracial Romance....Yep, SFR is a great place for interracial Romance. Maybe the more we have it here, the more other subgenres will have it. I long for the day when there will be no distinction based on race.Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-42171366305558759832010-04-12T19:03:07.680-07:002010-04-12T19:03:07.680-07:00Hi Rae!
As Liana and Linnea have both said, I als...Hi Rae! <br />As Liana and Linnea have both said, I also tend to see SFR/RSF as interracial/interspecies/intergalactic. When you mix cultures -- and we do that a lot in SFR -- it just can't help but be that way.<br /><br />And I do love Bladerunner, oh boy.Kaye Manrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639814610213100626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-26375877832369113182010-04-12T18:55:54.362-07:002010-04-12T18:55:54.362-07:00Welcome, RaeLynn. I'll have to pop over and c...Welcome, RaeLynn. I'll have to pop over and check out your blog. I read a lot of the classics from way back too. Dune is still one of my faves. (Wish someone would remake the movie and really do it justice.)L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-88458430398067554582010-04-12T18:48:46.842-07:002010-04-12T18:48:46.842-07:00Hey RaeLynn,
I'll agree with Liana here (and n...Hey RaeLynn,<br />I'll agree with Liana here (and not just because our names are similar--LOL!). I tend to feel SFR/RSF is inherently interracial/interspecies/intergalactic. I mean, take Cherryh's FOREIGNER series and the ongoing relationship between Bren and Jago. Or Lisanne Norman's SHOLAN books. <br /><br />But if you write SFR with a contemporary setting--then yes, I can see more the label of interracial as that's still where our world is at, culturally and socially. Nora's JD Robb's IN DEATH books have a number of ethnicities represented, and they're relatively contemporary.<br /><br />The only one of my books that touched on that was THE DOWN HOME ZOMBIE BLUES, but Jorie wouldn't consider herself in an interracial relationship with Theo. Theo, however--using his only frame of reference which is here--did view her as mixed-race because of her skin color. But that's was character-perspective from his part, not her part. Jorie's cultural expanded beyond one planet so her definitions would be different.<br /><br />Fun to play with those ideas, ain't it? ~LinneaLinnea Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633057411107208569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-73049983834643323702010-04-12T18:33:39.061-07:002010-04-12T18:33:39.061-07:00Hi, Rae!
Speaking of Philip Dick, I just re-watc...Hi, Rae! <br /><br />Speaking of Philip Dick, I just re-watched BLADERUNNER a few weeks ago. Great film that totally stands the test of time, and I really need to get off my butt and read Dick's original story. For shame, I know.Heather Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-19283933199517518382010-04-12T18:20:39.254-07:002010-04-12T18:20:39.254-07:00I bounced over and read your post, I'm respond...I bounced over and read your post, I'm responding here.<br /><br />First, I didn't know there was IR SFR. To me, sci-fi is inherently IR. I have trouble picturing our species becoming more isolated and clannish. We're working towards becoming a global community. Then again, if you consider race based on planet of origin rather than genetic details, well, aren't those what the best stories are made out of?<br /><br />I love the conflict that arises when two people from opposing cultures meet and learn to enjoy the differences. My current WIP explores the courtship norms on several planets, and I have fun writing that. What's cultural accepted, sometimes demanded, on one planet may be taboo on another.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.com