tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post4364631048176540997..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: BOOK CLUB FRIDAY -- GUEST AUTHOR TERRI LYNN MAINANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-87715979386509998882011-10-02T05:28:12.490-05:002011-10-02T05:28:12.490-05:00This is a fantastic, informative post. I've ne...This is a fantastic, informative post. I've never given sci-fi mysteries much thought. Intriguing.mollie bryanhttp://www.molliecoxbryan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-23077493346211506192011-10-01T14:56:17.128-05:002011-10-01T14:56:17.128-05:00Erica- You raise a very good point. A lot of thing...Erica- You raise a very good point. A lot of things don't really change much. For instance, you have carpets and rugs on the floor. The designs and materials and methods of production change, but at a functional level, the product itself is pretty much the same. You have apartment houses in ancient Rome. After the invention of the tacking sail, the sailing vessel has changed very little. <br /><br />We sometimes want to make everything in a piece of writing set in the future to be completely different. However, the basics often change very little and much survives from one century to the next.Terri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-73273828498474556382011-10-01T12:15:30.157-05:002011-10-01T12:15:30.157-05:00Terri - wonderful article with some great tips. I ...Terri - wonderful article with some great tips. I blend genres myself with a mix of sci-fi and fantasy. It definitely helps when you have one or the other predominate, even when the storyline switches between them. I certainly agree with the emphasis on research. It makes the story that much more believable, even in far future sci-fi. When researching ships and navies for my space navy, I discovered a lot of the terminology hasn't in the last 500+ years. I figure it probably won't change much in the next 500+ years.<br /><br />P.S. I would love to win a copy of your book. I prefer physical copy, please :) There's just something about the smell and feel of a book in hand....S. Cat Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511916730465013787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-85117859610698575192011-10-01T10:17:39.299-05:002011-10-01T10:17:39.299-05:00Hi Terri - Great post in helping me decide which d...Hi Terri - Great post in helping me decide which direction to take my MS. With all the sub-genres these days, it gets REALLY confusing.Sheri Fredrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994182452859135844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-32068770667720733902011-10-01T09:05:58.276-05:002011-10-01T09:05:58.276-05:00Penny--
I don't know if they are making a com...Penny--<br /><br />I don't know if they are making a comeback or not. My publisher is good at pushing the boundaries a bit and taking some chances with genre blending. <br /><br />I downloaded an ecopy of Asimov's <i>Caves of Steel</i> last night onto my Nook since I hadn't read it in awhile. For the first time I read the introduction which gives a fascinating insight into the whole evolution of the Robot stories. <br /><br />He mentioned that the legendary Joseph Campbell, editor of Astounding Magazine, didn't believe there could be such a thing as a science-fiction mystery because the technology would be so advanced that it wouldn't leave anything for the sleuth to do. <br /><br />Asimov didn't believe that. He felt the technology would support the sleuth in such stories but it would still be the detective that solved the mystery.Terri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-44331842328657155032011-10-01T08:55:11.655-05:002011-10-01T08:55:11.655-05:00I was a hugh Isaac Asimov fan and am glad to see s...I was a hugh Isaac Asimov fan and am glad to see sci fi mysteries making a comeback. Can't wait to read the book!! Thanks.<br />Pennypennythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954661134848897320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-59759512239090308542011-10-01T07:37:56.494-05:002011-10-01T07:37:56.494-05:00Thanks for the tips. I've been successful addi...Thanks for the tips. I've been successful adding mystery elements into sci fi romance, but I haven't tried a straight whodunit type mystery in a sci fi setting as yet. Your advice will be useful should I venture in this direction in the future.Nancy J. Cohenhttp://nancyjcohen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-75547268368367985722011-09-30T18:34:54.257-05:002011-09-30T18:34:54.257-05:00Just for reference, the three Elijah Bailey/Daneel...Just for reference, the three Elijah Bailey/Daneel Olivaw novels were Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun and Robots of Dawn. For Sci-Fi Fans, Daneel Olivaw is instrumental in advising Hari Sheldon the Psychohistorian whose Seldon Moments push forth the story in the original Foundation Trilogy. Seldon's story is told in Prelude to Foundation. So, the "foundation" of one of the most honored science-fiction series in history started as a series of mystery novels.Terri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-71393279613212270812011-09-30T14:57:22.325-05:002011-09-30T14:57:22.325-05:00Terri, I *loved* "Caves of Steel," and h...Terri, I *loved* "Caves of Steel," and highly recommend it. I'm a huge sci fi fan, a more moderate mystery fan, though I did read all of Sherlock Holmes.Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-29458859746128054612011-09-30T14:15:09.864-05:002011-09-30T14:15:09.864-05:00interesting premise. I remember when Terri asked f...interesting premise. I remember when Terri asked for input re her Nano novel.<br />Mary<br />tormhake @ netzero.comMary Hakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983789182504641065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-89038224947270630992011-09-30T13:57:38.388-05:002011-09-30T13:57:38.388-05:00Lynn-- There are very few Sci-Fi mysteries. In ter...Lynn-- There are very few Sci-Fi mysteries. In terms of books, I can only really remember reading The Asimov Elijah Bailey/Daneel Olivaw books and his Black Widower short stories in which the mystery usually involves some sort of scientific element, but not really speculative fiction in that since. <br /><br />There are a few "hard boiled PI" and "police procedural" types that are movies but end up being more action adventure than mysteries per se such as Blade Runner and Outland. <br /><br />But I like playing with both genres. I am working on another novel set on the moon right now and hope to get it to my publisher by the end of October.Terri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-46747772756775714612011-09-30T13:50:15.703-05:002011-09-30T13:50:15.703-05:00Please enter me into the drawing.Please enter me into the drawing.Carol-Lynn Rosselnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-76253630458534841422011-09-30T12:25:57.131-05:002011-09-30T12:25:57.131-05:00I love both mysteries and scifi, so Dark Side of t...I love both mysteries and scifi, so Dark Side of the Moon definitely sounds like something I would like to read.<br /><br />Kathy NyczAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-25822785680023363852011-09-30T11:44:33.771-05:002011-09-30T11:44:33.771-05:00This may sound sacrilegious, but I don't know ...This may sound sacrilegious, but I don't know if I have ever read a SF mystery ... I used to read a lot of SF but now have slipped more towards contemporary cozy mystery ... I am intrigued though ... I may have to look it up!Lynn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441343758291717960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-79440398691463405172011-09-30T08:48:42.434-05:002011-09-30T08:48:42.434-05:00I love mixed genre mysteries so much that I write ...I love mixed genre mysteries so much that I write some of my own. My Brenda Strange mysteries are part supernatural and part mysteries.<br /><br />I would love to read an exciting SF mystery, since I don't think I've come up against many so far. This would be delightful if I could win a copy!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your very insightful blog regarding what I call "genre blending." I'd love to see more of it in mysteries.<br /><br />Patty G. Henderson<br />www.pattyghenderson.comPatty G. Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243681105512640095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-27198472104355843112011-09-30T08:47:15.216-05:002011-09-30T08:47:15.216-05:00This comment is from Sandra who had trouble postin...This comment is from Sandra who had trouble posting:<br /><br />"I think I'm more of an SF reader who also reads mysteries than a mystery reader who also likes SF. Then again, the mysteries I enjoy tend to be those that are well outside my everyday life - historical or different cultures. I think I like the distance, and perhaps the learning, involved.<br />Sandra"ANASTASIA POLLACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.com