tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post4546455304533323842..comments2023-11-09T22:51:59.986-05:00Comments on Dreaming About Other Worlds: Follow Friday - Roman Emperor Septimus Severus and His Son Geta Both Died in 211 A.D.Aaron Poundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-65509852853977439372015-05-28T12:58:10.631-04:002015-05-28T12:58:10.631-04:00@Maria Behar: I like Heinlein, and Stranger in a S...@Maria Behar: I like Heinlein, and <i>Stranger in a Strange Land</i> is good, but I find that his juveniles hold up the best. His 1960s material gets fairly political, although they are all still quite good. Once you reach his 1970s output, he's in full-on dirty old man mode and the novels are very hit or miss.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-73240204559163263002015-05-28T09:47:30.799-04:002015-05-28T09:47:30.799-04:00GREAT list!! I should have mentioned LeGuin, as s...GREAT list!! I should have mentioned LeGuin, as she's also one of my favorites. I have some books by Asaro, but have yet to read them. As for Heinlein, I read "Stranger In A Strange Land" several years ago. Gotta revisit it!! : )Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-76681040136348230952015-05-26T14:43:00.693-04:002015-05-26T14:43:00.693-04:00@Maggie Seagraves: I find that reviewing short fic...@Maggie Seagraves: I find that reviewing short fiction as I go through collections slows down the reading process, but results in better reviews of the individual stories.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-42922505379191134252015-05-26T14:42:17.414-04:002015-05-26T14:42:17.414-04:00@Maria Behar: I try to be organized, but I wouldn&...@Maria Behar: I try to be organized, but I wouldn't say that it is without stress or fuss. I tend to write my reviews "inside out", filling in paragraphs ion the body and then going back to writer the first and last paragraphs at the end. I usually end up doing some additional revisions after that.<br /><br />I pretty much review anything vaguely related to science fiction or fantasy (and some things that fall outside those genres).<br /><br />I have too many "favorite" authors to comfortably list, but the top few would have to be Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel R. Delany, Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, and David Brin. I also quite like Catherine Asaro, Kameron Hurley, and Alethea Kontis.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-36251392250127911732015-05-24T12:17:47.213-04:002015-05-24T12:17:47.213-04:00Good idea - just writing your reviews as you read!...Good idea - just writing your reviews as you read! I like to take notes, but I may take a page from your book! I write my reviews first on Goodreads generally and edit a million times before publishing them!<br /><br />New Bloglovin' follower! :)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878374726053724888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-22309472629785635172015-05-23T23:34:55.628-04:002015-05-23T23:34:55.628-04:00You have a nice, organized reviewing style, which ...You have a nice, organized reviewing style, which is great! No fuss, no stress. I occasionally (very occasionally) take notes when I'm doing a nonfiction review, but for fiction (I only review novels), I normally just sit at the computer and start typing. I just let the words flow. Later, I do a LOT of revising, until I'm satisfied with the resulting review.<br /><br />How interesting that you review SF books, as well as SF magazines! I'm a HUGE science fiction fan, although it's been a while since I've read and reviewed any such books for my blog. I want to start reading more of them again, though.<br /><br />BTW, who are your favorite SF writers? Mine are Ray Bradbury and Cordwainer Smith. <br /><br />I enjoyed reading your answer to the FF question this week. I'll be checking out your reviews!! New GFC follower!! : )Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-8261491247967902632015-05-23T09:53:55.947-04:002015-05-23T09:53:55.947-04:00@Stina: Leaving something out that I intended to s...@Stina: Leaving something out that I intended to say is always a concern. That's why I try to write reviews of short fiction as soon as I finish each story, so the work is fresh in my mind. Its also why I take notes on most stuff as I work through it, to jog my memory when it comes time to write the review.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-54489895190858201512015-05-23T00:31:12.854-04:002015-05-23T00:31:12.854-04:00@Alison Can Read; No, I haven't. I am usually ...@Alison Can Read; No, I haven't. I am usually at least a couple years behind when it comes to television show in general, and even more so when it comes to HBO shows. I don't have cable (or actually, a television that connects to the outside world in any way other than streaming service), so I wait to get shows on DVD and then binge watch them in large chunks. I'll probably get to watching <i>Rome</i> at some point in the reasonably near future.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-42588940456351471622015-05-22T15:27:58.361-04:002015-05-22T15:27:58.361-04:00I'm such a perfectionist that it takes me a wh...I'm such a perfectionist that it takes me a while to think of what to write and then I just hope that I can get it down the way I had it in my head.<br /><br />My FF: http://onceuntold.blogspot.com/2015/05/feature-follow-friday-writing-reviews.htmlCraftyOtakuReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031049650891248236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-52137609612070275312015-05-22T12:36:22.905-04:002015-05-22T12:36:22.905-04:00Hopping through. Speaking of Roman emperors, did y...Hopping through. Speaking of Roman emperors, did you watch the Rome miniseries on HBO? My husband recently watched it on Amazon streaming and loved it. I need to get to it.<br /><a href="http://www.alisoncanread.com/2015/05/feature-and-follow-friday-254.html" rel="nofollow">My FF</a>Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.com