Comments on: A Brief Biography of John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Pat MacEwen http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-307637 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:16:31 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-307637 Wondered if you’d seen news of this discovery:
http://news.yahoo.com/​tiny-primate-talks-ultrasound-0​00859687.html?ugc_c=4gUdxYL12Q​CrvFTz_5uJKqcIfm4XMiIGaSdS0xo5​_qIUCKHINy.6a_y.dj9no2Ru5728Zp​LMgw9up0sfer4By33Axe51XmYlzdQg​c8Hq30wuo62AMlyYBi.Fl5QeLoGOJY​Ja6sP.G7Lls5nEu6Folp3nkczIVRYa​Dg9jpfg_soaK6RhAArfogUMcSGTE0V​V_esbpfuN8hw7CSZi0Zgoo.lbwWdzj​UVvpx3SQunyEPgbk6Eznha5snvSK5k​I_tXWQmpq4ZbJAPWvM1EGOUk29Kayu​Ll0-&bcnv_s=e&ugc_scnv=1&ll=2

Sounds like they’ve found a real live Fuzzy sapiens, right here on Earth!

]]> By: James Yannekis http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-300895 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:36:12 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-300895 Excellent books all around, finally someone who can effectively use sarcasm! Looking forward to all future works.

]]> By: Scott Jones http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-300702 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:46:15 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-300702 In the middle of reading ‘Agent to the Stars’, after having finished OMW, GB, TLC, and Zoë’s Tale
in a matter of days. Enjoyed them all greatly.
Although you said you were done with John and Jane’s story at the end of TLC, you made Zoë such an interesting character, what about more of *her* story? General Gau offered her a job… I can see her becoming the leader of the Conclave after Gau! I’m also intrigued by the thought of her little brother or sister… who would probably be the first human *born* with some or all of the genetic modifications done to Jane… (would they be dominant? would they breed true? would he or she have an integrated organic BrainPal, growing along with the brain in the womb?)

]]> By: Chas from Arrington http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-296848 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:21:43 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-296848 I am 68 and have been reading sci-fi from my teens until today. I noticed Old Man’s War at my local library, checked it out, and was so pleased at how good it was AND that there were several more in the series awaiting me. Solid, hard- core sci-fi with new twists. PLEASE keep up your good work as I am a fast reader!
Chas

]]> By: Bernd Heiss http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-287002 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:57:46 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-287002 Dear John I’m writig to you because I have finished the Old Man’s War universe and I’m thrilled by it. Now I’am reading the next book (The Android’s Dream) and I’m sure that it will be great. Especially Sagan Diary surprised me because it’s very philosophical, also my philosophy teacher found it great. So now the reason why I’m writig to you, your books are phenomenal and I want to let you know that.
I read your books in german(because I’m from Austria) and hope you will translate more of your books and short fictions. By the way gratulations for your planed film version of Old Man’s War. A tipp be careful with the design of the aliens especially with the Consu. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely Bernhard Heiss
P.S.: forgive my bad english

]]> By: David Youngquist http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-285803 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:44:47 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-285803 Hello John,

Pretty impressive resume. I can relate to your comment about your wife allowing you five minutes of glory before you have to clean the catbox. I got the same recently from my wife Fay when a couple of my company’s books when it was nominated for a Stoker. Love wives. Anyway, see you around the web. Look me up on Linked if you want. Take care man, I’ll be looking up your books. I always look for good reading.

Best,

David

]]> By: Mike McN http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-285327 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:04:29 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-285327 John,
I’m new to this party, despite being a 55-year sci-fi fan. My eldest son turned me on to “Old Man’s War.” It cost me a night’s sleep.
Am now in the final third of “Zoe’s Tale.”
Through your books you’ve made me laugh, made me cry, which Heinlein (God love and succor his soul) never, ever did. Yet he grabbed my being.
You, sir, on page 248 of “Zoe’s Tale” so perfectly described human love, regardless of its object, that you left me a tear-streaked gibbering idiot. Thank you so much.
Best to you and yours. Happy Thanksgiving.
Mike McN
Bakersfield, CA

]]> By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-282602 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:08:45 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-282602 Xopher: She’s using “blog” as a noun for the specific entry on the FilmCritic.com site, I suspect.

Eve A. Ma: “Giving credit” implies that people in the US are generally more than dimly aware of any protests going on in Spain, which I feel pretty safe saying they are not.

Also: This comment thread is not a good place to ask specific questions (especially not ones related to the actual post), because I look at only occasionally. If you have specific questions, it’s best to e-mail me. My contact information is in the sidebar.

]]> By: Xopher http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-282578 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:17:49 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-282578 This IS John’s blog, Eve.

]]> By: Eve A. Ma http://whatever.scalzi.com/about/a-brief-biography-of-john-scalzi/#comment-282557 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:15:29 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=83#comment-282557 Just read your blog about V for Vengence, O for Occupy Wall Street. A voice in the dark–why don’t people in the U.S. give any credit to the Moviemiento 15-M (los Indignados) in Spain, who started THEIR protest movement on the 15th of May and are currently occupying all the major cities in Spain in their central squares? (In the city I’m in, Jerez de la Frontera, that means about 5 tents and an evening open forum plus joining in with others for a daily protest march.) I’m finishing up a dramatic narrative about a man in Spain caught up in the economic crisis. At one point, we shot footage of that big, big protest in October behind our star…behind him because in the final analysis, it’s not that relevant to his plight. The protest is not going to get him a job, is not going to give him a loan, is not going to help him pay his bills or avoid being evicted from his home.

I would have posted this on your blog, but it required me to give too much permission for a total corporate stranger to access my information. I don’t like that.

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