Comments on: Thoughts on Zoe’s Tale

By: Kelson

Kelson — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:44:54 +0000

The ArmadilloCon site design is a hoot.

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:10:25 +0000

TLC will be in paperback around the same time ZT comes out in hardcover, I believe.

By: Chris Johnston

Chris Johnston — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:07:56 +0000

Congrats on finishing ZT, John!
When is TLC coming out in paperback?

Incidentally, my English teacher attempted to throw my copy of Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy into a trashcan
*reels at the thought*

By: Patrick M.

Patrick M. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:56:24 +0000

I would have liked high school more if I had gone to a private girls’ school, too.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:22:39 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to share all that. I certainly appreciate it.

By: B. Durbin

B. Durbin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:18:18 +0000

Huh. When I was in high school (private girls’ school, no less), the librarian asked me which science fiction and fantasy books to buy, and I actually got Ender’s Game onto the summer reading list. No, really. For the whole school. I think the theme that year was something about understanding other cultures— and yes, they read the suggested books before putting them on the list.

There are reasons I actually enjoyed high school, unlike 95% of the population.

By: Patrick M.

Patrick M. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:02:22 +0000

Incidentally, my English teacher attempted to throw my copy of Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy into a trashcan, which tells you something.

Your English teacher has bad aim?

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:13:00 +0000

Well, ZT is definitely science fiction.

By: King Wachtelschlag Fliegender

King Wachtelschlag Fliegender — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:56:09 +0000

As a female teen reader, I personally feel that if people would give us more than #!%@ Weetzie Bat, Princess Diaries, and Babysitters Chronicles the world might be a better place. However, no one actually listens to me, and the only even remotely SF book the librarians have ever bothered to get is Neil Gaiman’s Stardust. Which is an excellent read, and a good stuff. But does it help? No. (Incidentally, my English teacher attempted to throw my copy of Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy into a trashcan, which tells you something.) Another thing that would help would be the wider circulation of the poster featuring Orlando Bloom holding a book with the letters READ emblazoned across the top of the poster.

By: Lizzibabe

Lizzibabe — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:56:47 +0000

I’m really pleased to hear that you’ve finished it. I’m really looking forward to reading it. I like to hear you talk about your process. I’m an easy person to write for. I’ll fall headfirst into a book, and not come up for air until it’s done. I won’t notice things like process, or repetitions, etc. but when I’m done, I like hearing about process because it adds a whole new dimension to what I’ve already read. I’ll go through the book so fast that fine details won’t be noticed, they’ll be in the subconscious until brought to my attention. Hearing you talk about process does that for me. Thank you.