tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26616792.post5751615058758870885..comments2020-05-09T22:55:30.888+09:30Comments on Caliban's End: An excellent gift for any occasionPaul Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06963483606333186654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26616792.post-13421900438769441792008-05-25T15:15:00.000+09:302008-05-25T15:15:00.000+09:30Hi Kristin. You can call me Paul. Thanks so much ...Hi Kristin. You can call me Paul. Thanks so much for taking the time to have a look at my blog and write a comment.<BR/><BR/>As for my book, I'm quite pleased with it. The story makes for a challenging read but the concepts and characters are quite fresh so hopefully the promise of interesting ideas will help readers through the tough parts. <BR/><BR/>Now to your comments...<BR/><BR/>I've always loved the lost spaceship thing. I was a big fan of Voyager, especially once Seven of Nine came on board. Television is a pretty big influence on me. I introduced Firefly to many of my friends and I have an autographed copy of the DVD. As I said to your sister, anything written by Joss Whedon gets a thumbs up from me. <BR/><BR/>Authors I like? Well, writing three books hasn't left me much time to read, so I don't curl up with a book as much as I once did. That said, I did finish HP & the Deathly Hallows the weekend it was released.<BR/><BR/>Out of your list, I have read C.S Forester (a looong time ago; I tend to get my sea-faring fix from Patrick O'Brien - there's a few nautical chapters in 'What Lies Beneath' that borrow from O'Brien and Herman Melville) and I read lots of Frank Herbert when I was much younger (probably way before I was ready for it). <BR/><BR/>A lot of the books I have read over recent years are ones I have taught! <BR/><BR/>I went through a bit of an existentialist phase so writers such as Fowles, Conrad, Kafka, Camus et al. have played a part in my literary sensibilities. In the realm of fantasy, I think Tolkien, Peake and CS Lewis still bounce off the walls of my subconscious, but I have simply struggled to find time to read more modern writers. Similarly, my SF diet consists of writers who have been around for a while now (although I do like what Michael A Stackpole does in his books). Now I've finished my little trilogy, I'll probably devote a little more time to reading again.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the good wishes. Writing's quite a solitary experience so it's nice to find so many people taking an interest in the work now it's (almost) done.<BR/><BR/>- Paul StewartPaul Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963483606333186654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26616792.post-6565846172540095322008-05-23T21:17:00.000+09:302008-05-23T21:17:00.000+09:30Hello Mr. Stewart,My name is Kristin. I am the you...Hello Mr. Stewart,<BR/><BR/>My name is Kristin. I am the younger and much more smarter and generally better sister of Rebecca Skennar. Who apparently works with you.<BR/><BR/>Today, upon returning from work, Rebecca informed me of your recent writing success, and bid me humour you with support and the like. So here's my support:<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>I hope you enjoyed it. :-)<BR/><BR/>Okay. So Rebecca just read what I wrote above and told me that I shouldn't be a smart-ass because you don't know me and so you don't know that I'm just teasing because I'm jealous that I have not had anything published and instead have about a dozen unfinished stories. None of them are Sci-Fi/Fantasy, though one is Sci-Fi and one is Fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Your story sounds very good and highly original. Well, as original as is possible nowadays. I mean, I had this whole plan about a space ship getting lost somewhere out there in the universe, and lo, <I>Voyager</I>. And <I>Lost in Space</I>. Though I think if I add some massive biblical component to it, I could make it work. Hey, it worked for Dan Brown.<BR/><BR/>What other authors do you like? I know you mentioned a couple in the blog, but I didn't read everything. I just kind of skimmed. My favourites are David Farland, Terry Goodkind (despite his preachiness), Jaclyn Moriarty, Frank Herbert, Allison Croggon and C.S. Forester. And others but I won't list them all 'cause I doubt you'll care. But have you read any of the above?<BR/><BR/>Anyway. I need food now. So I'll leave it there. But I'll be sure to buy a copy of your book, and I'll make sure that my two best-friends (one works at Angus & Robertson, the other at Collins) porn it off to as many people as possible.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>Kristin SkennarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26616792.post-6306520955607371042008-05-17T06:54:00.000+09:302008-05-17T06:54:00.000+09:30Thanks Donna. I appreciate the comment. What's n...Thanks Donna. I appreciate the comment. What's next? I'm justing ironing out the typo's from the next book 'Into the Endless' which will be out at the other side of winter.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Paul<BR/><BR/>p.s. I think having a baby is a monumental achievement so kudos back at you.Calibanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878409993779796832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26616792.post-10483369163223586002008-05-16T14:33:00.000+09:302008-05-16T14:33:00.000+09:30Paul - congratulations on a monumental achievement...Paul - congratulations on a monumental achievement! Now I can say I know a published author. Well done! What next?dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298215951300908353noreply@blogger.com