A New Enthusiasm
So, now that the old book is well and truly done for, I've been turning my attention back to TLOK, a project that I abandoned to finish LMM.
It's slow getting back into writing after you've stopped for a while (very much like starting over at the gym) but I'm finding--this book is really good! I've edited ten pages and it's feeling a lot more solid now that I only have the one project to focus on.
It's great to have my enthusiam for writing flooding back. :>
It's slow getting back into writing after you've stopped for a while (very much like starting over at the gym) but I'm finding--this book is really good! I've edited ten pages and it's feeling a lot more solid now that I only have the one project to focus on.
It's great to have my enthusiam for writing flooding back. :>
posted by Syne Mitchell at 5:37 PM
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Did your enthusiasm go because of ROC or because you've just been doing so many other things?
And...completely off topic...
What equipment do you use to record your podcasts? *laughs* Some friends of mine and I are working on doing a sort of ye olde times radio story hour but online and I've been trying to figure out what sorts of equipment to use.
I use a Eurorack UB802 mixer from Behringer and an AKG C 100S mic. (Note, the mic is cardiod, so wouldn’t be the best for an ensemble production. Ie: you have to be about 1” away from the mic when you use it.)
Send me a link when you get something up. I love radio theatre.
--Syne
So no end to the book? We won't know what happens to Alexa, Lucius, and Isobel? Say it isn't so...
Greetings Syne
Sorry to hear that they aren't picking up the second book. I was waiting with baited breath for the rest of the story. Hope to catch you all at Ory?
Your earstwhile virtual cousin
Robert Mitchell
Anon:
Alas no. But the good news is, this way YOU can decide what happens. :>
Robert:
Don't think I'll make it to Orycon this year, but hope to run into you soon, cuz!
Hello Syne,
Just finished LMM a couple of days ago, and was very disappointed to discover that there won't be more tales of the Deathless. I've posted my comments about the book and a public apology for waiting to get it from the library at my blog, Backup Brain (www.backupbrain.com).
As a freelance author, I know all too well the pain of writing a book and then seeing it die in the marketplace. Please don't give up; you're a terrific writer, and I look forward to your future work.
Tom Negrino
Syne,
As that very rare Mennonite "worldly" enough to read SF, I wanted to thank you for the way that we were portrayed in your LMM novel. (Actually, I am Mennonite Brethren. But, close enough.) I especially appreciated the dilemma Sarah was in. She felt a duty to serve children in peril - even knowing what the consequences would be for her. We are all faced with this decision in large and small ways each day. If more people had her courage, then the world would be a better place.
Is there anything we fans can do to convince you to finish, or at least wrap up your story? You would not be the first SF author to pursue new publishing options in order to tell stories that traditional publishers did not see the profit in.
Anyway, that is my two cents...
-Matt Frank
Hi. I'm not sure if you are monitoring your blog since there hasn't been a posting in a few months, but I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading the Last Mortal Man very much. I'm disappointed that there won't be any sequels.
One thing did strike me as odd, I still don't understand why or think Jack Sterling would have destroyed Casa Negra and Avalon. Why would he kill 5,000 people, 99% of whom were innocents? I can understand grief and rage but mass murder? That struck me as going against anything the character would do (or any other half decent human being). How does this not make Jack a monster?
Furthermore, I also don't understand how Lucius Sterling would have been allowed to control nanobiology technology so exclusively. U.S. patents last for 17 years. While copyright law has been increased, patents haven't seen the infinite length implied in your book.
Moreover, I can't see the United States permitting any one corporation from having the ability to decide who can and can't become immortal, much less have such tight control of the technology. There are just as many greedy, ruthless people in government and military life as in business. I can't imagine that kind of power being left in the hands of a single company.
If only 1,000+ people were immortal at the cost of $10,000,000, I'd see a far greater number of people immortal. Every CEO of a Fortune 500 would demand immortality as part of her/his compensation package.
I just finished LMM and I really enjoyed the book. I was sad when I read that ROC made the bad decision of ending this series earlier.
Hopefully one day (soon!) you will be able to pick up and write more on the deathless.
LMM was a great read. The publishers completely missed out. Even if we never hear more about these chracters please keep writing. I'll keep my eye open for more of your books.
Any new books on the horizon? Having enjoyed your previous novels I hope that LMM wasn't the last! Best wishes.
Have you ever thought of writing the next book in the LMM series and then just offer it on your website for a fee? I would buy it with a smile knowing all of the proceeds would be going to you. That would send a message to the Big Wigs. You would just cut out the middle men. They are all pimps anyways. I have read every one of your books and look forward to many more. Best wishes:)
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