Jax2Published Author  Veteran Member Posts:269  
| 4/25/2013 6:21 PM |
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Actually, nope...I got the last word(s)...starting on page 156 of Exile to Hell.
I described the operations of the mat-trans and I used thinly disguised Star Trek techno-babble.
Hah.
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RPGjunkie New Member Posts:35 
| 4/25/2013 10:45 PM |
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I'm finding these blog entries very interesting. Peering into the strange, mentally-deficient world of Gold Eagle higher-ups is no less than fascinating.
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060 
| 4/26/2013 1:39 AM |
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I guess what I should have said was "...even Mildred agreed with me, see page..."
I only added this as I've just finished Northstar rising.
Jim
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 4/26/2013 3:40 AM |
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Now look what you have done...
Mention book one of Outlanders and I go pick it up from the bookshelf, next thing I'm 50 pages into it again! I had forgotten just how easy it is to get hooked on...
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Wordsmith-repriseFreelance Editor  Basic Member Posts:150
| 4/26/2013 5:30 AM |
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Exile to Hell was probably the best GE book I have ever read.
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Jax2Published Author Veteran Member Posts:269
| 4/26/2013 8:38 AM |
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Thanks for that, Jim and Cathy.
Yeah, like I said in my blog I busted my ass on Exile...on the next five years worth of books, really.
A shame it became far more important for the former executive editor to convince me I had to write more for less because the series wasn't selling yet not be able to come up with a cogent explanation for why Harlequin kept publishing a money-losing series.
After a certain point, busting my ass writing Outlanders didn't seem important to anybody...particularly after I really did bust my ass in an accident in 2006 and couldn't even afford to seek medical attention. |
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The PhantomBasic Member Posts:219 
| 4/26/2013 1:29 PM |
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There is no other series out there like it, It always entertained and kept my interest. It didn't get old or predictable or go downhill like so many series sometimes do, even the last one you wrote, Warlord of the Pit, was great reading.
Your assbusting is much appreciated by this reader. Wish you could have been paid what you deserved. |
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 4/27/2013 3:30 AM |
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I second what Phantom said. Even now all these years later that first OL book is as fresh as ever and unlike a lot of books doesn't show its age.
Thanks for all the time and effort you gave to creating them.
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Jax2Published Author Veteran Member Posts:269
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 4/29/2013 10:32 AM |
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Mark,
I can't recall this being asked before but if it has then I will blame it on old age and failing memory!
How did you come up with the names of the original 9 Baronies / Barons?
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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mikeclrBasic Member Posts:197 
| 4/29/2013 12:10 PM |
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Wait, I'm getting confused here...clearly the mat-trans in DL was based on The Fly though right? I mean heck, they both came out in 1986.
"Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." - Atticus Finch
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 4/30/2013 2:25 AM |
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Watch the original film made in 1958. Even the lab the transporter is located in looks like the control room described in the DL books!
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Jax2Published Author Veteran Member Posts:269
| 4/30/2013 6:11 AM |
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The original names for the " villes/baronies" were based on radio call signs--Alphaville, Betaville and so on. That was when Outlanders was called Aftermath and had no connection to DL. The were called Enclaves back then.
After the decision was made to connect Outlanders to DL, the Imperators became Barons and the Enclaves became villes, I named most of them after barons who had appeared in DL.
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 4/30/2013 6:54 AM |
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I think they should have stayed with "Enclaves" the word better suits the discription. "Baronies" always makes me think of sprawling open fields and woodland with a Norman-esque castle on the hill.
Thanks for that, sadly we never did see a Baron called Vile Vic...
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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mikeclrBasic Member Posts:197
| 4/30/2013 12:37 PM |
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Now that we've gotten the behind the scenes story of the genesis of OL, how about a behind the scenes follow up about it's deconstruction in recent times?
"Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." - Atticus Finch
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Jax2Published Author Veteran Member Posts:269
| 4/30/2013 1:38 PM |
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If you mean the deconstruction with the non-canonical books published post-Dark Goddess, I'm not privy to anything behind the scenes about that.
If you mean deconstruction as defined by the "Milan Travesties"--as they're known in parlance of our times--I can provide some behind-the-scenes material about how and why those came about.
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 5/7/2013 7:30 AM |
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Posted By )3az )3aziah on 4/26/2013 3:40:22 AM
Now look what you have done...
Mention book one of Outlanders and I go pick it up from the bookshelf, next thing I'm 50 pages into it again! I had forgotten just how easy it is to get hooked on...
Jim
Book three here I come...
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Jax2Published Author Veteran Member Posts:269
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 5/9/2013 6:54 AM |
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Mark,
Dont be, it has been several years since I last read the real early books and I cant believe just how much of the "history" disappeared into the grey that is my memory.
Can I ask if you had the past history of Bridget and Kane planned before you started or did it develop as you progressed with each book?
Oh and finally, do you mind me asking all the questions?
Jim
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Jax2Published Author Veteran Member Posts:269
| 5/9/2013 7:41 AM |
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Nah, I don't mind...they're years in the making, I guess.
As for Brigid and Kane...I had the "anam-chara" dynamic in mind even in the first book, but I didn't bring it up until the second, Destiny Run. I had too much ground to cover in Exile to Hell.
I'll be blogging in more detail about all this stuff. Those details will make some people happy...it'll probably make some other people very unhappy...which is okay since they're the right people.
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