tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post4153566652525727483..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.691-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: The Literature of the What-ifAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-49490812988336328792016-10-11T09:53:05.290-04:002016-10-11T09:53:05.290-04:00Our site write my literature review will provide y...Our site <a href="http://www.litreviewwritingservices.com/best-service-for-write-my-literature-review/" rel="nofollow">write my literature review</a> will provide you great knowledge about writing literature review.aliyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184256288293330921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-32667522560648639122010-07-01T18:06:24.552-04:002010-07-01T18:06:24.552-04:00Enjoyed the discussion. I think my favorite descr...Enjoyed the discussion. I think my favorite description of the difference between SF and fantasy came from Ursula Le Guin. She described them as two ends of the same continuum. Works for me. In my classroom, I lump them all together on the same shelf for ease of organization.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-50319586031472662872010-07-01T13:33:44.940-04:002010-07-01T13:33:44.940-04:00Love the graphic showing all the genres under the ...Love the graphic showing all the genres under the umbrella of spec fiction - good description :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-7514801474739264442010-07-01T12:34:08.139-04:002010-07-01T12:34:08.139-04:00Thank you for this post, Angie! It's very, ver...Thank you for this post, Angie! It's very, very informative. And that little chart is an awesome one.<br /><br />I do think that dystopian falls under sci-fi, the same way paranormal is fantasy. However, when an author says "science fiction," they're usually referring to hard/soft sci-fi -- just as if they say "fantasy," they're usually referring to high fantasy. <br /><br />So there are the sci-fi and fantasy umbrellas; but, more generally speaking, sci-fi and fantasy can also stand for particular sub-genres within those umbrellas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-66338281851124273402010-07-01T11:32:41.903-04:002010-07-01T11:32:41.903-04:00btw, I did not mean to offend anyone who might be ...btw, I did not mean to offend anyone who might be pitching their sf or fantasy books as mainstream for marketing reasons. That's a totally different discussion.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587645299751603897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-73453431928760818642010-07-01T11:29:14.605-04:002010-07-01T11:29:14.605-04:00Kathryn - if you have a scientific rationale for ...Kathryn - if you have a scientific rationale for the powers in your story, then you could say its science fiction. For instance, in McCaffery's Pern books, the dragons turn out to have been genetically engineered by the first settlers of Pern. However, if there's no science /tech basis for the powers in your story, an editor or agent might read it as fantasy. IMHO.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587645299751603897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-68794788807091547102010-07-01T10:32:05.974-04:002010-07-01T10:32:05.974-04:00This is something I have struggled with as well wi...This is something I have struggled with as well with my WIP. Should I call it SF or Fantasy? My MC has 'Powers' but they are based off the work of ancient philosophers. So, isn't that science enough? <br /><br />I have always tried to lean away from fantasy in my MS because I am more interested in scientific proof that we can do more (ie. powers) than we thought with our minds/bodies. <br /><br />What do you think, Angie?Kathryn Packer Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506942804607936833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-74608422339815562252010-07-01T09:58:54.089-04:002010-07-01T09:58:54.089-04:00Charity - Science fantasy is legit. I didn't p...Charity - Science fantasy is legit. I didn't put that on my little chart b/c, but it blurs the line between science fiction and fantasy.<br /><br />BE - NP! Embrace the SF.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587645299751603897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-13380560662409001742010-07-01T09:48:43.678-04:002010-07-01T09:48:43.678-04:00I've always hesitated to call my futuristic wo...I've always hesitated to call my futuristic work 'SF' because I don't really lean against the science aspect of it. I always felt like calling it SF was cheating. Thanks to you, I can feel more comfortable calling it what it is. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-19090667486653416972010-07-01T09:46:13.942-04:002010-07-01T09:46:13.942-04:00Wow, I just typed a long reply and had it disappea...Wow, I just typed a long reply and had it disappear into space. So, um, great blog post!<br /><br />I have no idea really where my book falls specifically, but I know it would be in the sci-fi/fantasy section of the bookstore. Since it has magic and science, I guess it would go into the fantasy class according to Bittersweet. I'm currently calling it Science Fantasy in my query letter. Do you think that is specific enough?Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-34733723932747280422010-07-01T09:35:54.449-04:002010-07-01T09:35:54.449-04:00I love your graphic with the different catagories ...I love your graphic with the different catagories of sci-fi. I'm partial to alternate history, military and some dystopian, but don't care for steampunk or space opera. So, if I told someone I didn't like steampunk, they'd conclude I didn't like sci-fi, but that's not true. I just don't care for certain sub-genres. (I used steampunk here, but I've only read one. I reserve the right to change my mind. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267066733031149882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-25699450340442494532010-07-01T08:09:54.194-04:002010-07-01T08:09:54.194-04:00Tez - Mundane sci-fi sees a world where we never d...Tez - Mundane sci-fi sees a world where we never develop space travel. Soft science fiction (as opposed to hard) is more about social issues / people, less about technology. There's a lot overlap in the sub-genres.<br /><br />Bittersweet - I think some people don't read enough of the Pern books (or Bradley's Darkover series) to realize the dragons (and the laran) aren't based on magic--or the writer's whimsy.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587645299751603897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-18652924609820348272010-07-01T07:56:54.937-04:002010-07-01T07:56:54.937-04:00"ghettoization" I love it. :)
It always ..."ghettoization" I love it. :)<br />It always bothers me when I have to walk over to a mainstream shelf to find a clearly SF/F book. It's as if they're saying they're too good for the SF/F section. <br /><br />Whenever my friends ask me the difference between science fiction and fantasy, my answer has always been "magic". Science fiction is based on the laws of the universe as we know it. Fantasy is based on a universe that has magical laws. This is why Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern is SF not fantasy, though it has dragons. It's not dragons that make the fantasy novel - its the magic.<br /><br />I definitely think dystopian is science fiction. Unless its a dystopian society founded on magic...then I guess that's, well, different.Mandy P.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02453249544598951624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-69276057131742233492010-07-01T06:56:15.520-04:002010-07-01T06:56:15.520-04:00How do Soft and Mundane Sci-fi differ? (Having tro...How do Soft and Mundane Sci-fi differ? (Having trouble classifying my WIP.)Tez Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399027286593758485noreply@blogger.com