May 18, 2005
Fiction:
Because of the computer issues...
By Jack Grant...I have been delayed starting the fiction I took the polls on.
Well, here are the results of the polls:
By overwhelming vote, people want me to combine genres, so it will be a science fiction mystery story (damn, that's going to be tough).
The second vote was also pretty overwhelming, the time frame is in the 2250s.
Those of you who voted near future, don't despair, I still have my notes and outline for the story set in 2017, and that story needs to be written soon before it becomes historical rather than future fiction.
So, to give me time to reconstruct the notes and outline I lost in the computer crash, I'll have one last poll (for now).
It's not really a poll, but it is a call for suggestions.
1) What good character names do you suggest (and I will NOT use names like "Dash Riprock"...)?2) Any other specific things you want to see in the story?
I reserve the right to use or not use any suggestions, but I'll try to do something that I think is interesting, challenging, and accommodates as many of the suggestions as possible.
So go to it in the comments!
A great ScFi mustery is The Ganymede Club by Charles Sheffield. You might want to give it a look.
Posted by: Ron Beasley at May 18, 2005 02:45 AMI like when the names are somewhat realistic.... especially if the rest of the story is somewhat fantastic....
Posted by: caltechgirl at May 18, 2005 02:54 AMI'm still bummin' there's no sex. I can't think of a good name then... Dammit.
Posted by: Boudicca at May 18, 2005 04:33 AMDrake Tungsten? Vic Kevlar? Maybe Rick Drywall?
Posted by: Buzz at May 18, 2005 09:09 AMI always liked Spaceman Spiff. From Calvin and Hobbs? (tic, tic, tic... BTW, I think Rick Drywall is just dreamy)
To infinity and back on a gallon of gas! (I wish my eye would cease this endless twitching!)
Name and name! What is name???
Hello, I'm Mr. Ed.
Houston, we have a problem... and I think my capsule knows which way to go...
Danger Will Robinson!
Ahhhh, here 'tis. And the choice from this corner of the known universe is (drum roll and eye twitch in sequence)
Christopher Columbus Coronado
What?
Posted by: Redoubt at May 18, 2005 03:42 PMThank God you're not going to use any stupid names like Dash Riprock. How about Dirk Diggler, then? No, I know - Austin Powers.
Posted by: Dash at May 18, 2005 04:17 PM
