I'll confess to being 100% enamored with science concepts but 100% clumsy with understanding their application. When I was very little, six or seven, I was obsessed with knowing how TV worked. My mother (who didn't seem to realize there were channels besides PBS) took me down to the public library where she found a children's book written about TV. We read it together and I was awed. But I was also unhappy. i still didn't know how it worked. I couldn't go out and build a TV based on the concepts I learned in the book.
That's the story of my life with science. I've always been successful with the whys but never the hows. It's sad. Really. Feel bad for me. :-D So, because of my personal battle with science, I didn't set out to write a book with any science in it whatsoever, but that's what I ended up with. It was right for the book and right for what I wanted to create. So, because the science is there (actual science), I pressed my disclaimer that Bright Star was dark fantasy nearing horror, not to be read as science fiction. Which is trying to manipulate the system--I know--but never fear, it didn't work. Reviews came in and that's what reviewers called it, Science Fiction... reviewers who are *also* not physicians (lol... why do I have to call them physicists?) . So, I feared *real* scientists getting a hold of my book and tearing it apart. But now, not so much. I am unlike Warner Brothers in that I don't have the wherewithall to retain the world's leader in superhero physics, and I'm not nearly known enough to spark intense forum debate, lol. I'm just happy to hold my little book in hand and be proud of what it is whether the science is spot on or not. Now... I have also been told my attitude is an immense cop out. :) Don't get me wrong, I commend an author who goes out and gets a degree or certification in a subject in order to write about it. That level of authenticity can't be beat. But, in the end, my story isn't about science, it's about three messed up people. Or two messed up people and a third normal person who they subsequently mess up. I'm hoping that means I'm safe from the ghost of Newton. So here's my question.... Did you question the flux capacitor? When Dr. Emmitt Brown decided to install one in a Delorean and power it with Plutonium did you care? Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... In Print April 6, 2009 Ghost Writer Reviews: Grayson-Reyes Cole is an incredibly imaginative and original writer, and fans of dark fantasy, modern fantasy, and science fiction will enjoy “Bright Star” .. Read the full review at http://ghostwriterreviews.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=608 ________________________________ From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 12:26:40 AM Subject: [scifinoir2] How Scientifically Accurate Is Watchmen? How Scientifically Accurate Is Watchmen? A science consultant to the film explains some of its mysteries By Katherine Harmon The anticipated film Watchmen, based on the 1980s DC Comics 12-part comic book series (later adapted as a graphic novel), hits theaters tomorrow. Die-hard fans of the original publication may fret over its faithfulness to the series, but studio execs also worried about their movie's faithfulness to science. To set their minds at ease, they placed a call to Jim Kakalios, a physics professor at the University of Minnesota. .
