tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post405642936374597377..comments2023-08-24T08:49:09.340-04:00Comments on William Preston: "Old Man" updateWilliam Prestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-66071831965929144992012-08-20T13:53:47.770-04:002012-08-20T13:53:47.770-04:00Hurrah! I've been awaiting your thoughts. It&#...Hurrah! I've been awaiting your thoughts. It's great to hear that you enjoyed it.William Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-76806421636219669642012-08-20T13:36:15.116-04:002012-08-20T13:36:15.116-04:00I recently read "Unearthed" and *finally...I recently read "Unearthed" and *finally* posted my comments about it.<br /><br />Bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-34578750265333682332012-08-05T13:54:48.110-04:002012-08-05T13:54:48.110-04:00>Pilates: just because I think they'd feel ...>Pilates: just because I think they'd feel it's an exercise targeted toward women.<br /><br />That's funny, I've never perceived them that way. And I've done some rudimentary Pilates as well (we had someone at school here train some of us a few years back). Good stuff.<br /> <br />>And I do I have to remember that Little Boss/TOM aren't the guy Dent wrote about. Sorry about that. <br /><br />No worry: I just didn't want you to assume something from my character could be conveniently pulled over into Doc territory when it's likely <br />WAY off. I certainly don't mind readers conflating the two characters, but I try to reinforce a tension in which you have to keep my character in mind even as you're recognizing elements of the existing character. At least, that's how I try to juggle it myself.William Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-173590475534747512012-08-05T13:35:01.038-04:002012-08-05T13:35:01.038-04:00Pilates: just because I think they'd feel it&#...Pilates: just because I think they'd feel it's an exercise targeted toward women. Although I've tried them. Incredibly difficult.<br /><br />Yes, I stretch canon considerably in the article, certainly straying into Wold Newton territory. Dent's exercises only touched on a kind of isometrics and I didn't find that satisfying for the feats of strength Doc could perform. I felt his exercises would be targeted to train him to be an "adventurer." <br /><br />And I do I have to remember that Little Boss/TOM aren't the guy Dent wrote about. Sorry about that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127700172644446220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-18768606340876321502012-08-05T13:05:51.196-04:002012-08-05T13:05:51.196-04:00Why would Pilates have troubled the fans?
I hadn...Why would Pilates have troubled the fans? <br /><br />I hadn't known about Contrology until doing the research for this story. What a great name, eh? Its creation gave me a nice historical touchstone for that element of the character.<br /><br />The thing is, if you're really writing about Doc, I suppose you have to follow whatever nuggets of history and chronology are considered canonical. As I keep telling people, my guy isn't Doc (as should be especially clear in the biographical elements introduced in this story), so I don't feel bound to check my details against some established canon.William Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-44626525451307767292012-08-05T12:42:09.682-04:002012-08-05T12:42:09.682-04:00I just wrote an article for Jay Ryan's Big Boo...I just wrote an article for Jay Ryan's Big Book of Bronze about Doc's physical development. I was going to focus on Pilates (largely to agitate the fans), but then discovered it was introduced after his formative childhood years and so I focused on George Hebert's methods. Now that you've introduced Contrology, I may revise and add some details of Pilates early work. Deadlines over but Jay may give me a few more days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127700172644446220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-28191478901446766952012-08-05T11:56:59.124-04:002012-08-05T11:56:59.124-04:00Thanks for your enthusiastic response, Matt. Much ...Thanks for your enthusiastic response, Matt. Much appreciated. (And thanks, too, for the note to Asimov's.) I'll keep plugging away at whatever-the-heck-it-is-I'm-doing.<br /><br />BillWilliam Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-84267625658696650492012-08-05T08:42:48.293-04:002012-08-05T08:42:48.293-04:00Bill, I'm three quarters into it and just sent...Bill, I'm three quarters into it and just sent "Asimov" a gushing fan letter about your work. You have accomplished what the genre needed: You have captured the essence of pulp with a literary approach that modern readers expect. I wish we could get you a book deal (if that's what you wanted). You are the torchbearer. In fact, you may have introduced a new genre. Literary pulp? Neo-pulp?<br /><br />Anyway, thanks!<br /><br />Matt HiebertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127700172644446220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-41134119624706597322012-08-02T14:43:17.199-04:002012-08-02T14:43:17.199-04:00Dear Anonymous,
I'm glad to hear the story wa...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />I'm glad to hear the story was both a page-turner and something worth rereading. Truly, that's my aim, to provide a story that's a fun ride as well as worth a good reader's attention. <br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to send me a note.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />BillWilliam Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-77558676104520949052012-08-02T13:13:58.666-04:002012-08-02T13:13:58.666-04:00Hi William,
Just read "Unearthed" and ab...Hi William,<br />Just read "Unearthed" and absolutely loved it. I just starting to read it again now because I got greedy and wanted to know what was going to happen, so I read through it too quickly. Got to go back and savor it a bit more slowly now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-39809946431344154622012-08-01T17:18:59.862-04:002012-08-01T17:18:59.862-04:00Me too! (But how FAR forward?? It had better not t...Me too! (But how FAR forward?? It had better not take me too long!)William Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455307395670672432.post-5354171265505884762012-08-01T15:52:35.277-04:002012-08-01T15:52:35.277-04:00I look forward to the next stories!I look forward to the next stories!Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558762473911106563noreply@blogger.com