tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post6012596961757217445..comments2023-10-21T07:45:44.140-07:00Comments on JimFear138 Audio Productions: Clearing Up Some ConfusionJimFear138http://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-84521857887113422512017-03-21T23:06:24.156-07:002017-03-21T23:06:24.156-07:00"Letting stuff build and then kind of unleash..."Letting stuff build and then kind of unleashing it" is more or less my style as well. Except it's a combination of needing to let ideas ferment to be able to express them clearly and having a list of fiction projects I should be working on instead.Karl Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871763387792982790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-82981080442468185432017-03-21T22:13:28.696-07:002017-03-21T22:13:28.696-07:00I didn't mean to accuse you of doing a hit pie...I didn't mean to accuse you of doing a hit piece, and I'm sorry if it came off that way. It would seem that we have a similar technique with blog-ranting, letting stuff build for a while and then kind of unleashing it and damn the torpedoes. I enjoy the debate as well, though with as sensitive as everyone seems to have become lately (not necessarily anyone in the literary movements, but people in general), it's hard to know how people will take things, which is part of the reason this post was so damned long. Now that I know where you stand on the debate aspect of things I'll be a little more sure-footed going forward with the apparently few topics we actually do disagree on. So at least my sperg-out was good for something!<br /><br />So far as the pulp/superversive stuff goes, I kind of view them as complimentary. They're both necessary in my opinion, and both have their part to play with regards to saving SFF. But like I said, I'm just better with pulpy stuff than I am superversive stuff, so that's the team I've thrown my lot in with. But I love what you guys are doing and support you all 100%. JimFear138https://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-51661982810577750302017-03-21T21:59:56.714-07:002017-03-21T21:59:56.714-07:00In that case I'd like to apologize for the mis...In that case I'd like to apologize for the misunderstandings. I've only been reading the stuff at Superversive SF for a few months now, and I'm not entirely sure what your policy was with things like that. Personally I'd rather us all be friendly as well. As I said, we are engaged in the same battle, just coming at it from different angles. I guess I just let my thoughts get away from me, and writing drunk doesn't really help with regards to not sounding like an asshole. <br /><br />But I'm glad that was cleared up, and again, sorry for taking personally what was meant as a general admonition. I'll keep that stuff under wraps in the future. Thanks for letting me know. JimFear138https://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-22080846809240743602017-03-21T21:43:14.223-07:002017-03-21T21:43:14.223-07:00Having finished your article...
Again, I want to ...Having finished your article...<br /><br />Again, I want to emphasize - I wasn't trying to do a hit piece or whatever on you without referencing you. Believe me, if I had your specific article in mind, I would definitely have linked to it. And I really do appreciate the kind words. The nearest direct reference was conversations I was having in the comments sections of Superversive and Castalia with DW and Jeffro, and some of DW's posts (I had his "There is no such thing as hard SF" post in mind too, which I did reference). It was a general critique; I had no *specific* post in mind, just sort of the culmination of lots of different conversations.<br /><br />I LIKE the pulp guys! I support the pulp revolution, if that means "I support people making more pulp works, correcting errors about the pulp era of sci-fi, and bringing back forgotten masters". My criticisms are specific critiques of specific things; no more, no less.<br /><br />I want to make something clear: I don't know how this is playing out to all of you, but this is all fun to me! Believe me, I'm still being friendly; if I wasn't interested in allying with you guys, I'd just say so. But I LIKE this sort of discussion. I LIKE debating. This is entertaining to me. If I'm coming off as a jerk, it's unintentional.<br /><br />Anyway - you're allowed to dislike hard SF. I'm not a HUGE fan of the sub-genre, nor do I particularly dislike it. I just think that the loss of the superversive is the biggest problem in SF right now, even more than a lack of appreciation for the pulps. If we fix that, everything else is going to click into place, and SF literature will be saved.Bellomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772021462887676959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-71561754169495626882017-03-21T20:09:33.072-07:002017-03-21T20:09:33.072-07:00General rule: If I have someone or something *spec...General rule: If I have someone or something *specific* in mind, I will refer to them directly. I don't like snidely referring to people, unless I know they're reading me often and have a decent idea of what I think of them already.Bellomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772021462887676959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-15721006996341988202017-03-21T20:03:55.678-07:002017-03-21T20:03:55.678-07:00Jim,
I haven't read through the full article...Jim, <br /><br />I haven't read through the full article of yours yet (I will! I promise!), but it certainly was not you I was responding to! In fact, it was really a general thung, probably directed more at DW and Jeffro than anyone else.<br /><br />You guys are 110% allies and from my perspective this is all quite fun; if it comes off as mean-spirited, it's not supposed to.<br /><br />In any case, I appreciate the praise and will read through the full thing soon!<br /><br />- Anthony MBellomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772021462887676959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-48398827458035035262017-03-20T19:47:31.405-07:002017-03-20T19:47:31.405-07:00For are we not allies engaged in the same great wa...For are we not allies engaged in the same great war?! Combining our strength can do nothing but aid in our cause! Rally, brothers! For today we assault the flailing kingdom of Tradpub!JimFear138https://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-87144859889261083362017-03-20T19:39:51.533-07:002017-03-20T19:39:51.533-07:00Rallying the clans together is a goal I can get be...Rallying the clans together is a goal I can get behind.Karl Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871763387792982790noreply@blogger.com