tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post6649853378611160199..comments2023-10-09T04:48:51.981-07:00Comments on SFR Brigade: Interview with—Nick DiChario—author/teacher extraordinaireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-59904901360550109652010-06-02T18:11:47.688-07:002010-06-02T18:11:47.688-07:00As an atheist myself, "A Small and Remarkable...As an atheist myself, "A Small and Remarkable Life" sounds irresistible! Great interview, Nick, and yet some more additions to my To Buy list. Then again, maybe I shouldn't thank you for that. ;)Kaz Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839835518368442832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-73434501019048775702010-06-02T17:56:32.279-07:002010-06-02T17:56:32.279-07:00Great interview, Arlene and Nick. It amazes me how...Great interview, Arlene and Nick. It amazes me how many writers quit. It's easy to get discouraged, when you have failures, but you're right. Those are hard lessons and we are better writers if we learn from them.<br />DawnD L Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005096541408308851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-81714516143212756392010-06-02T10:02:48.493-07:002010-06-02T10:02:48.493-07:00Three books that are nothing like the other - soun...Three books that are nothing like the other - sounds like a fun way to write. I always have ideas for plots and worlds that are vastly different from each other and am please to hear of an author whose books don't fit a mold and are not only published but award nominees. <br /><br />Congratulations, Nick and thanks for the one rule that matters!<br /><br />Thanks to you and Arlene for the interview.Laurel Wanrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855454763266033002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-86605745201434128332010-06-02T09:23:23.620-07:002010-06-02T09:23:23.620-07:00Thanks Nick and Arlene! Wow that was really intere...Thanks Nick and Arlene! Wow that was really interesting. You sold me on the concept of Tink. Funnily enough I had that in my list of names to use. I'd like to say great minds think alike but I suspect yours is a lot greater than mine! <br />Yep, writing is hard work and though there may well be a few who find it easy and hardly need to edit, I'm not one of them.<br />Thanks for giving us an insight into your world.Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-78575724162326291692010-06-02T07:31:37.751-07:002010-06-02T07:31:37.751-07:00Wow, I love the concepts of both of these books! A...Wow, I love the concepts of both of these books! Also - really interesting insights on the genre, and on writing in general. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us, Nick. (Great interview, Arlene!)Sharon Lynn Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886205665048406062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-69473708131513196202010-06-02T06:07:32.374-07:002010-06-02T06:07:32.374-07:00Intriguing interview, Arlene and Nick!
I love th...Intriguing interview, Arlene and Nick! <br /><br />I love the statement, “Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever. That just says it all when it comes to writing. As for SF and SFR it is even more important and it is hard work. <br /><br />Interesting too is the fact that movies as well as SF episodes on TV do influence readership and writers' work as well. <br /><br />Nick, your work sounds philosophical and fascinating to me. I especially love your concept of the blue alien in A Small and Remarkable Life, as he tries to fit in and exist on an alien world that has such different concepts and views of life.<br /><br />Thanks for being here and sharing who you are with us!Kaye Manrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639814610213100626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-4840221608976404412010-06-02T04:48:26.341-07:002010-06-02T04:48:26.341-07:00Thank you for joining us, Nick, and thank you Arle...Thank you for joining us, Nick, and thank you Arlene for putting this together!<br /><br />I recall, back when I was a little thing clutching my first SF books close, that there was a sense of snobbery in the SF world. The only 'real' science fiction could be written by people (preferably men at the time) with a 'real' scientific background e.g. Asimov, Clarke, etc. Works like 'Brave New World' were considered literary fiction, philosophical and political pieces.<br /><br />Ah, how times have changed (thank the gods of publishing!) And now we have people like Nick, who strikes me as more philosopher than scientist, fully accepted into the fold.<br /><br />I wonder how many SF writers these days still come from the realms of science and tech?Sandra Stixrudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422701621985748579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835785233541439590.post-72339867431474173782010-06-02T04:33:35.374-07:002010-06-02T04:33:35.374-07:00Great interview, Nick and Arlene. Nick, I especia...Great interview, Nick and Arlene. Nick, I especially loved your advice about how "Nothing teaches us quicker than our mistakes." So true, and a very positive way of looking at the trials and tribulations of learning our craft. <br /><br />I also completely agree with your comment that losing a few battles isn't losing the war. We only do that when we give up on ourselves.<br /><br />Your thoughts on how tapping into the media fan base might be a plan for increasing readership is a good subject for us to ponder as a community. (I also didn't realize Rob Sawyer was behind the very imaginative Flash Forward TV series.)<br /><br />Thanks again for your visit to SFR Brigade.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.com