For those who are on the verge of submitting short stories to Speculative Mystery Iconoclast, I will be post regular/irregular Slush Pile Stats to help submitters get the inside track on what I’ve received in terms of submissions.
Some writers might find this info useful. Generally, these posts will take the form of:
Science Fiction / Mystery = [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Why does TV get Speculative Fiction right more often than Film?
Posted in speculative fiction, writing, tagged movies, speculative fiction, television, writing on December 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
JB Dryden made the comment that television produces more a consistent quality of Speculative fiction than film. That got me asking myself: “why?”
JB went on to mention the tendency of film to grab the nearest Specfic novel as the basis of their projects. Television does the same on occasion, but with a slight difference:
TV tends to [...]
Suspension of disbelief: Does anyone remember a show called Alias?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged craft, speculative fiction, writing on December 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
How do you induce suspension of disbelief in readers of Speculative fiction?
There isn’t really a simple answer to that question, but to illustrate one method I’d like to draw your attention to a former hit Television show called Alias.
When you mention Alias, most television viewers think of an Action Espionage Drama, but the show actually [...]
