Watched Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy courtesy Netflix. I can see why die hard fans of the television series wouldn’t like it, and I did have the periodic urge to fill in the rest of the funny parts that they truncated–I assume to make it a reasonable length–but I quite liked their Ford Prefect and their Trillian. They played her far differently than I envisioned her in the books, but she worked for me. I also liked their Slartibartfast; I think I’m becoming a fan of Bill Nighy, and I thought Arthur and Zaphod were acceptably passable. Then again, it’s been years since I read the Hitchhiker’s “trilogy,” so I may be giving the movie higher marks on the “It Didn’t Suck” scale because the gaps in my memory keep me from being appalled at the mangling they did to it. Regardless, it wasn’t as brilliant as the books, but I still had fun watching it.
Writing Stuff
Did a couple editing passes on “Beauty’s Folly” and it’s off to the editor to pan or praise. I’m having a hard time shaking the story out of the clutches of my muse. The characters and world keep popping up in my imagination. I tell them “I wrote you! What more do you want?” but they don’t answer. I wonder if there’s enough floating around to flesh out into a novel?
Received the contract from Cricket for “The Tanuki-Kettle” and “The Raven’s Brocade.” No publication date specified for either, alas. Signing and sending those back tomorrow.
And WTF? I drop out of communication for a week and SCI FICTION announces it’s closing? How can this happen? They’re one of the best venues for short SF out there. Waaaaaah! I’m utterly depressed to see it go. Not to mention absolutely shocked at the suddenness of it. And on the purely selfish and personal side of it, I had a submission with them that I was really hoping Ellen Datlow would like. Crapitude.
hehehe, face it. You broke it. 😉
Waaaaahhhhh!!!
That’s really depressing. Getting a story in there had made it up to being one of my top goals.
*sniff*
I know! And me too–on the getting a story in SCI FICTION goal. This totally sucks.
I wonder if there’s enough floating around to flesh out into a novel?
Ya know, this is 2 stories you’ve thought might have enough material to sustain a novel. Methinks your muse is telling you it’s time to spread your wings!
Right now, my voices from Jupiter are telling me to continue writing my short story, so I’ll be off now.
One must always listen to the voices from Jupiter. *nods*
And yeah, Musie sez “Novel!” but where is she when I’m 20K words in and the words have come to an utter stop, I ask you! The flighty strumpet.
Sam Rockwell RULES! Go and check out “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”.