Over the next week or two I'm going to write a short story in the Aristillus universe, set a few years before the events of The Powers of the Earth. Gold prospecting! Claim jumping! Kidnpapping! Private registries of deeds! Spacesuits! Using a lathe, and maybe hand files!
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2/ (the phrase "Using a lathe, and maybe hand files!" references part of the plot, not how I'm going to write the story. I'll use a keyboard with all black keys and emacs to write the story.) I'm going to submit it to
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3/ See that previous tweet? See how I clarified what the lathe was for? I did it because PEDANTIC MOTHER-!@#$'S LIKE THIS EXIST!!!https://twitter.com/chrylis/status/972620771813154816 …
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4/ do I know my audience, or do I know my audience?
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5/ Anyway,
@superversivesf publishes stories that "speak to heroic aspects of man; man as he can be, not as he all too often is. The stories should to the reader’s soul. Make the reader yearn for the life that he ought to live." and I love that mission statement.1 reply 0 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
6/ So now all I've got to do is buckle down, right the story, then rewrite it 2 or 3 times to weave in enough complexity ...and (cough) fan service.
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7/ Ok, I've got the three act structure, 29 beats listed, a bunch of in-passing cameos and fan service planned - it's gonna be great. Now starting to expand the 29 bullet points into the actual story. Onward!
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8/ Do you want fairly accurate planetary geology in your science fiction, including a quick aside about ceramic streak plates and the use of pyrite in flintlock rifles? I HOPE SO, BECAUSE YOU'RE DAMNED WELL GOING TO GET IT.
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