Sunny Spain
Over the last few weeks, I have been bowled over by making another couple of sales; welcome to Tina and Angus and also to Ventsislav.
Spain is pretty fine although, since I´ve somehow ended up in Torremolinos, it's a little too touristy for my taste. My fault I know but at least I'm finding lots of time to write.
There are very few things that would entice me away from Dreamwords at the moment. It feels right and when the flow is on, you just want to be left in peace to work it. However there are other things in life and as a writer it's important not to become too isolated. I have been quite fascinated by what's going on with a small company called Steorn, in Ireland. By all accounts they make claims that the scientist in me wants to slap away and say 'don't be stupid' but the optimist in me is hooked into watching them a little closer than I would otherwise think sensible.
Despite my reservations I wonder that there may be something important going on here - either that or I´m going to have more egg on my face than the last time I was duped into believing in little green men. (This was around 30 years ago when I was hooked by Erich von Däniken who made all sorts of wild claims that turned out to be nonsense. Since then I´ve always been a sceptic. I have a disinclination to 'believe' unless I can see, touch and measure something for myself).
Anyway, have a look for yourself. They are at www.steorn.com
Whether true or not, I now have their device in Dreamwords. In SF when a new energy force is discovered, it tends to revolve around some exotic material which is used as fuel. Without giving too much away there are elements in Dreamwords that involve a mix of the old and the new. Having what sounds like a simple device that can give us limitless energy is something that is a gift to fiction even if it turns out not to be in fact.
For my part, I intend to look at this thing a little closer. I'm off to a party in Dublin organised by the company. I'll keep you posted.
Paul
Spain is pretty fine although, since I´ve somehow ended up in Torremolinos, it's a little too touristy for my taste. My fault I know but at least I'm finding lots of time to write.
There are very few things that would entice me away from Dreamwords at the moment. It feels right and when the flow is on, you just want to be left in peace to work it. However there are other things in life and as a writer it's important not to become too isolated. I have been quite fascinated by what's going on with a small company called Steorn, in Ireland. By all accounts they make claims that the scientist in me wants to slap away and say 'don't be stupid' but the optimist in me is hooked into watching them a little closer than I would otherwise think sensible.
Despite my reservations I wonder that there may be something important going on here - either that or I´m going to have more egg on my face than the last time I was duped into believing in little green men. (This was around 30 years ago when I was hooked by Erich von Däniken who made all sorts of wild claims that turned out to be nonsense. Since then I´ve always been a sceptic. I have a disinclination to 'believe' unless I can see, touch and measure something for myself).
Anyway, have a look for yourself. They are at www.steorn.com
Whether true or not, I now have their device in Dreamwords. In SF when a new energy force is discovered, it tends to revolve around some exotic material which is used as fuel. Without giving too much away there are elements in Dreamwords that involve a mix of the old and the new. Having what sounds like a simple device that can give us limitless energy is something that is a gift to fiction even if it turns out not to be in fact.
For my part, I intend to look at this thing a little closer. I'm off to a party in Dublin organised by the company. I'll keep you posted.
Paul
posted by Paul Story at 4:19 AM
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