tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post5536355582620435153..comments2023-10-08T07:30:18.422-04:00Comments on The Future Fire Reviews: Schramm, Black Market Memories (2010)Djibrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06382333338207409292noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-5503741208571023282010-11-14T07:25:15.399-05:002010-11-14T07:25:15.399-05:00There's always a fine line, isn't there, b...There's always a fine line, isn't there, between realism and readability. If I were to transcribe a real conversation between two people (for example on the commuter train to work), it wouldn't be as readable as a finely crafted piece of dialogue that I'd work on in a story. All that work is needed to make it (a) smooth enough to be readable, (b) not too repetitive or too random, Johann Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317909550071564291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146288705471208160.post-78146080646835492652010-11-07T07:48:48.996-05:002010-11-07T07:48:48.996-05:00Thank you for the review Sam. I wanted to write a...Thank you for the review Sam. I wanted to write a book for nerds, which I am, and depict the life and science accurately instead of a fluffy book. Apparently I succeeded. Yes this world is full of acronyms. They are endemic to the language of engineering and science. And, Sam did get one of the main messages in the book about what true life beyond our solar system would be for us. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385610992122332028noreply@blogger.com