tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post932198570880255700..comments2023-05-24T09:45:52.821-05:00Comments on Title Magic: The Magical Pen of P.E. CunninghamSavanna Kougarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-22276331590740303932008-06-06T16:00:00.000-05:002008-06-06T16:00:00.000-05:00Pat! Yay! You're here. Luv the Monty Python. Discw...Pat! Yay! You're here. Luv the Monty Python. Discworld sounds fun and funny.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-69122979043814067352008-06-06T00:52:00.000-05:002008-06-06T00:52:00.000-05:00Pat--I've never read Diskworld but now I will--sou...Pat--I've never read Diskworld but now I will--sounds like it's right up my alley! Thanks for the suggestion. :)Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-49945088586320303482008-06-06T00:49:00.000-05:002008-06-06T00:49:00.000-05:00OOOOoooo Mel, LOL on Esther Friesner--she edits al...OOOOoooo Mel, LOL on Esther Friesner--she edits all the Chicks-n-chainmail so I know she's great. But Christopher Moore is AWESOME! "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" is fantastic and so is "Bloodsucking Fiends" and "Coyote Blue"--what a great writer!<BR/><BR/>I rank him right up there with Carl Hiaasen! Just funny, provocative, creative--wonderful! <BR/><BR/>Dude! We so gotta meet so we can exchange books! ;0Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-21493676213290127752008-06-05T16:21:00.000-05:002008-06-05T16:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the good words, everybody! I've got...Thanks for all the good words, everybody! I've got that CinC anthology stashed somewhere in the Book Room ... gonna have to look for it now. As for the sheathing, Ji does it to Shakaru near the end of the story. How else do you get a talking sword to shut up?<BR/><BR/>Death and the Librarian ... my two favorite characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Don't get the reference? Check out one of the Discworld novels and prepare to laugh your arse off. It's sort of what Lord of the Rings would be like if Monty Python had written it.<BR/><BR/>PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-13389311110076591062008-06-04T23:28:00.000-05:002008-06-04T23:28:00.000-05:00They sure do, Anitra! I'm a huge Esther Friesner ...They sure do, Anitra! I'm a huge Esther Friesner fangirl. (I mean, she's got a shorts collection called Death and the Librarian. How could I not?)<BR/><BR/>I haven't read a Niven yet! But the Ringworld series is now on my Wanna Read list. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>I've just discovered Christopher Moore. Well, just meaning "in the last year." I'm in the middle of Fluke. I will never again hear the phrase "Bite Me" without thinking of whales.Mel Hiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945592428034100547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-23887967471925381532008-06-04T18:39:00.000-05:002008-06-04T18:39:00.000-05:00Well, Mel, GMTA--great minds think alike!Susan Kea...Well, Mel, GMTA--great minds think alike!<BR/><BR/>Susan Kearney has some great stuff out with TOR--I love her creativeness and her humor.<BR/><BR/>And ALL the Chicks in Chainmail anthologies rock! Great short stories with humor, creativity, and surprises! I love strong female leads and those works really deliver. BTW are you a fan of Larry Niven's Ringworld?<BR/><BR/>I love that series. I've re-read it 20 times so far.Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-80068958098720517972008-06-04T17:39:00.000-05:002008-06-04T17:39:00.000-05:00Woot! Both the hubs and I enjoyed your story, Pat...Woot! Both the hubs and I enjoyed your story, Pat. Great interview!<BR/><BR/>Anitra, we need to quit reading the same stuff. I LOVED Dora. More than the H/H in that book, actually. And was thrilled that she got her own story. And that short was in the first Chicks antho, I think. I'll have to dig around and find it. :-PMel Hiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945592428034100547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-70270774204397102952008-06-04T06:32:00.000-05:002008-06-04T06:32:00.000-05:00Great interview, Pat. I'm more of a fantasy person...Great interview, Pat. I'm more of a fantasy person than a sci-fi person, but your story sounds like a cross between the two, which is interesting.Helen Scott Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254001495060374379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-33227920772767380152008-06-04T01:14:00.000-05:002008-06-04T01:14:00.000-05:00Anitra, makes me think of Kevin Sorbo in that sci ...Anitra, makes me think of Kevin Sorbo in that sci fi. Of course, I can't think of it now. Anyway, the computer had a real attitude and a body.<BR/>In Tangerine Carnal Dreams, my AMP novella, the hero's onboard ship voice is modeled after the heroine's voice. She doesn't know it, of course, until she hears it. He's been chasing her around the galaxy.<BR/>In another story I wrote, the Hero's computer Brain is female and has real attitude. Plus she's in love with Spock.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-29668889964553053002008-06-03T20:00:00.000-05:002008-06-03T20:00:00.000-05:00Also in The Challenge by Susan Kearney, one of the...Also in The Challenge by Susan Kearney, one of the characters had a computer link. The computer was called Dora and she often pipped up at the most inopportune times! :) Later she wrote a book called The Dare where Dora the computer got a body. It was a lot of fun. :)<BR/><BR/>And lol on the shoving/sheath thing because the author used that in a funny way. If I can find the tale I'll let you know.<BR/><BR/>Trish--I haven't written hard sci-fi but I've written futuristic romances that use the technology without all the science behind them. I'm in awe of authors like Orson Scott Card who blends hard sci-fi with stunning characters and plots.Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-51778400657557877462008-06-03T19:15:00.000-05:002008-06-03T19:15:00.000-05:00Sounds like really interesting characters, Pat. I'...Sounds like really interesting characters, Pat. I've never written straight sci-fi and haven't read much (though I love paranormals), but I really like to watch sci-fi TV and movies. I like when the typical sci-fi is shaken up and made new, like with Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-13093187182585654302008-06-03T18:21:00.000-05:002008-06-03T18:21:00.000-05:00Anitra, now that would be funny. Especially the sh...Anitra, now that would be funny. Especially the shoving in the sheath, ahem...<BR/>I may to steal that idea. Give one of my heroes a talking sword or weapon, female, of course. Talk about potential jealousy issues for the heroine...Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-38797566643018408752008-06-03T17:46:00.000-05:002008-06-03T17:46:00.000-05:00I read a funny sci-fi/fantasy story where the guy ...I read a funny sci-fi/fantasy story where the guy had a talking sword. His sword would berate him for being cowardly and force him to be a better hero. At times it talked too much and he had to shove it in the sheath to shut it up! I wish I could remember the name or author but I *think* it was in the Chicks in Chainmail anthology. (the sword was female)<BR/><BR/>:)Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-60034890453295099662008-06-03T14:58:00.000-05:002008-06-03T14:58:00.000-05:00Hey Anitra, that is a cool sci fi story. I kinda l...Hey Anitra, that is a cool sci fi story. I kinda like just using whatever it is. Gee, where'd I put that light saber and that crystal viewer?<BR/>Okay, now I know, your true inner imp revealed! Finally.<BR/>Ya know, I wouldn't mind having a talking sword buddy...I think???Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-31632257207636374962008-06-03T14:34:00.000-05:002008-06-03T14:34:00.000-05:00Great interview, Pat! And thanks Sav for posting ...Great interview, Pat! And thanks Sav for posting it. :)<BR/><BR/>My favorite type of sci-fi is when they find an alien object--I love the discovery process of figuring out what it is or how it works.<BR/><BR/>My favorite imp would be me! ;)Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.com