Comments on: ISBW #117 – Back to Basics / Scott Sigler Interview http://murverse.com/2009/05/12/isbw-117-back-to-basics-scott-sigler-interview/ The home page for writing, podcasts, and projects of Mur Lafferty. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:02:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CBHobart http://murverse.com/2009/05/12/isbw-117-back-to-basics-scott-sigler-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 CBHobart Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:40:23 +0000 http://murverse.com/?p=735#comment-3144 Response to MikeA: Mike, take a moment. As an English transplant, I agree with you about American football. It's a stupid name for a stupid game. In fact, I came at The Rookie with a triple disadvantage- Scott describes it as Star Wars meets The Godfather meets Any Given Sunday, and I don't like any of them. But I liked his previous works, so I gave it a shot. I'm very glad I did. The rules and strategy of the game are nearly irrelevant. The story is much more about the characters than the game. Scott does a particularly brilliant job of taking each species' stereotypes, and drawing individuals out of them. I had hesitated, but I'm glad I made the leap and read The Rookie. (He almost lost me with Nocturnal though. He wandered much too far from hard science with that one, IMO.) Response to MikeA:

Mike, take a moment. As an English transplant, I agree with you about American football. It’s a stupid name for a stupid game. In fact, I came at The Rookie with a triple disadvantage- Scott describes it as Star Wars meets The Godfather meets Any Given Sunday, and I don’t like any of them. But I liked his previous works, so I gave it a shot.

I’m very glad I did. The rules and strategy of the game are nearly irrelevant. The story is much more about the characters than the game. Scott does a particularly brilliant job of taking each species’ stereotypes, and drawing individuals out of them. I had hesitated, but I’m glad I made the leap and read The Rookie.

(He almost lost me with Nocturnal though. He wandered much too far from hard science with that one, IMO.)

]]> By: Case_Sensitive http://murverse.com/2009/05/12/isbw-117-back-to-basics-scott-sigler-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Case_Sensitive Sat, 16 May 2009 00:04:50 +0000 http://murverse.com/?p=735#comment-3010 I love the new format. Keep up the great work! I love the new format. Keep up the great work!

]]> By: MikeA http://murverse.com/2009/05/12/isbw-117-back-to-basics-scott-sigler-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 MikeA Fri, 15 May 2009 16:20:19 +0000 http://murverse.com/?p=735#comment-3009 Scott gives good interview once again. Not sure I could follow his book though, if it features that strange incomprehensible game you guys across the water mistakenly call 'football'. ;-) Scott gives good interview once again. Not sure I could follow his book though, if it features that strange incomprehensible game you guys across the water mistakenly call ‘football’. ;-)

]]> By: Housel http://murverse.com/2009/05/12/isbw-117-back-to-basics-scott-sigler-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 Housel Wed, 13 May 2009 13:38:55 +0000 http://murverse.com/?p=735#comment-3007 Sigler is genius. Thanks for this, Mur. Your advice speaks volumes. The point that hit home the most was that it's OK to suck. Sigler is genius.

Thanks for this, Mur. Your advice speaks volumes. The point that hit home the most was that it’s OK to suck.

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