mcgrew's Journal: This is a first

Mod points both here and s/n at the same time. And here I'm working on three books!

There's Mars, Ho! which I'm hopeful I'll publish soon.

Then there's Random Scribblings, a collection of articles and stuff I've posted on the internet since 1997. Its subtitle will be "junk I've littered the internet with". Even though there's probably less than 10% of what I've written it's huge, well over 100,000 words. It will probably grow a little, because I just found six articles I thought had been lost forever.

This is kind of related; much stuff from my old Quake site is there. Someone once asked if I could re-post the shoutcasts, but there's too much RIAA music in them and they would surely be quickly taken down, so if you want them, email me and I'll send them as attachments.

Finally there's MarsBars, a collection of short science fiction stories. I worked on Voyage to Earth some yesterday. That book is less than 20% done.

I've been working harder than I worked when I still worked. So I'm glad I got all those mod points, I needed a break.

Isn't retirement fun?

[BarbaraHudson]

Not really, but it proves that work really does expand to exceed the time available for it.

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[mcgrew]

Actually, I'm having the time of my life.

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[BarbaraHudson]

Actually, I'm having the time of my life.

Think of it - if this was the future in Total Recall, you could be experiencing the time of someone else's life. Or your book's settings and stories. Oh well, the next generation always gets better toys.

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[mcgrew]

Actually when I read, especially something by a good writer, it is like Total recall; I get immersed. And I don't think I'd want to use that machine for a virtual vacation!

Have you seen Asimov's Dreaming is a private thing? It's in his anthology Earth is Room Enough. All I could find on the internet was a pdf [ebooktrove.com]; there is an intro by someone else.

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[BarbaraHudson]

I have a paperback copy of "Earth is Room Enough." Bought for me long ago by my mother, who I had turned into a sci-fi fan. Good memories. And I know what you mean about getting immersed - because you add a bit of yourself when you read someone else's work.