tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post5385672692827027172..comments2023-10-05T05:42:39.584-04:00Comments on Notes from the Jovian frontier: Five things I want to writeblankenship.louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-26033040672034011542012-06-13T18:51:57.697-04:002012-06-13T18:51:57.697-04:00I love the idea of the fantasy from the mentor'...I love the idea of the fantasy from the mentor's POV. We're always riding along with the hero, but what kind of pressure must the mentor go through? The worry?<br /><br />And why do the aliens have to be the monster under the bed? I'm working on a YA now where the aliens are actually the protectors of earth. :) That's the big one on my to-do list. I've got 45K, I just need to finish it!Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-91635333976365251802012-06-13T08:00:45.977-04:002012-06-13T08:00:45.977-04:00I agree, it seems to be contrary to human nature t...I agree, it seems to be contrary to human nature to be happy all the time. Knowing how amazingly petty people can get, I can't help thinking that in a real utopia people would turn into nasty little sticklers -- and one could write something about that, and it might end up looking like those comedy-of-error novels set in certain historical periods of high society, which are, in their way, a sort of utopia... the sort supported by a vast dystopic system of poverty.<br /><br />Well, that was a rambly sentence :) They happen when my brain gets burbly.blankenship.louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-64091950540465620682012-06-12T22:48:51.879-04:002012-06-12T22:48:51.879-04:00Yup I would read those. Any of them. I think the c...Yup I would read those. Any of them. I think the conflict for the Utopian would be that it's not in human nature to be happy ALL the time. You can't please everyone. No matter what type of Society you set up. Unless you give everyone a lobotomy.Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-72655236290177941512012-06-12T14:40:00.672-04:002012-06-12T14:40:00.672-04:00Nice list. That is the problem with Utopia--what w...Nice list. That is the problem with Utopia--what would the conflict be? One of the issues with <i>Star Trek</i> if I'm not mistaken...<br /><br />As for me, I'd just like to finish something.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com