Donald -- Regular meetings are always the first Tuesday of the month, 7:30 at Pittsford Barnes & Noble (except December, which we skip).
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Donald McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: > What day is the meeting taking place this month? > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This month, I'd like to discuss 2012 Nebula nominees (full text of many >> of the shorter pieces is available >> online<http://www.sfwa.org/2012/02/2011-nebula-awards-nominees-announced/>) >> -- but I'm particularly interested in one nominee, Jake Kerr's "The Old >> Equations <http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-old-equations/>," >> a recasting of the old Tom Godwin chestnut "The Cold >> Equations<http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/13-TheBalticWarCD/TheBalticWarCD/The%20World%20Turned%20Upside%20Down/0743498747__19.htm>." >> As usual, attempts to derail will be entertained (and encouraged in >> proportion to their enthusiasm). >> >> Also of interest: Microsoft invests heavily in Barnes & >> Noble.<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303916904577375502392129654.html> >> What >> (if anything) does it mean for publishing -- particularly independent >> publishing? >> ------------------------------ >> >> Kerr's story, an alt.history whose plot hinges on trying to travel at >> very high velocities without the benefit of a certain theoretical framework >> *(Warning: spoilers!)*, is getting widely praised for the ingenuity of >> its premise (and is no doubt garnering notice for its similarity to a >> classic). Indeed, this isn't the first time in recent memory that "The Cold >> Equations" has inspired an award finalist: R-SPEC founder Jonathan >> Sherwood's 2006 novella "Under the Graying >> Sea<http://gramophiction.blogspot.com/2007/02/under-graying-sea-full-version.html>", >> which applies a 'cold-equations'-style logic in an even higher-stakes >> scenario, was a finalist for the Hugo in 2007. So there's something about >> this story that keeps bringing people back to it. >> >> What does the Kerr story bring to the table that's new? >> >> To avoid spoilers, I recommend you read the story first, but when you >> have, you may be interested in Kerr's account of the revision >> process<http://www.inkpunks.com/2012/02/21/guest-post-by-jake-kerr-behind-the-scenes-of-the-old-equations/> >> he >> engaged in with astrophysicist Mike Brotherton. (Brotherton has also given >> his side of the >> story<http://www.mikebrotherton.com/2012/03/01/science-and-science-fiction-the-old-equations/> >> . >> ------------------------------ >> >> We'll be meeting in the usual place: The Community Room at thePittsford >> Barnes & Noble <http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2790>; >> we'll start the meeting in earnest at about 7:30. >> >> -- >> -- >> eric scoles | [email protected] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > -- -- eric scoles | [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
