Writing: A Reality Check

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30 comments to Writing: A Reality Check

Bill Pearson

January 26th, 2011 at 10:40 am

Darn it Jim! Now I am going to have a world where the tech is entirely based on lemurs running through my head while I work… though with a few spinning cages to drive gears it might work!

The real question is what their iconic symbol would be.
Steampunk:Zeppelins::Lemurpunk:???
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 10:47 am
  
  I have to admit I didn’t think about it quite that deeply. But I’ll have plenty of time to come up with the details while I’m waiting to hear back on my lemurpunk trilogy deal!
  - L.G. Vazquez
    
    January 26th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
    
    This made me laugh, however….I am ashamed to say that I have never heard of you. Then again, I am still new to writing.
    - Jim C. Hines
      
      January 26th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
      
      Nothing to be ashamed of. There are far too many authors out there for anyone to keep track of. We’re like gremlins in a swimming pool
Marie Bilodeau

January 26th, 2011 at 10:44 am

Made me snort coffee up my nose. Thanks a lot.
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 10:46 am
  
  It’s even better than a Neti Pot!
Ali

January 26th, 2011 at 10:45 am

That was effin’ brilliant. I’ll be retweeting this shortly. ~Ali
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 10:47 am
  
  Thank you
T.J.

January 26th, 2011 at 10:48 am

So true. So very true. Seriously though, what did you think of my lemurpunk idea?
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 10:52 am
  
  Lemurpunk is the new zombies! I’m already drafting “Dracula: With Lemurs”
  
  Actually, it’s surprising how many people are saying they want to read lemurpunk…
  - T.J.
    
    January 26th, 2011 at 10:53 am
    
    Don’t forget the movie idea I pitched as well: “When Sloths Attack”
    - StoneGiant
      
      January 26th, 2011 at 2:06 pm
      
      Zombie Sloths… That is so doable. They have so much in common! Write it!
JRVogt

January 26th, 2011 at 11:05 am

Most excellent. Fun start to the day.
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 11:51 am
  
  Thanks!
Meadhbh Hamrick

January 26th, 2011 at 11:51 am

and let’s not forget the case: “oh! you’re a writer!? what have i read of yours? OOOOOHHHH!!! you somehow published your bitter collegiate poetry and you’re writing copy for the local yellow pages? please don’t talk to me again!”
Mike L

January 26th, 2011 at 1:48 pm

Sigh. Somebody remind me why I’m still writing?

And if Scalzi, Wheaton et al. can do Clash of the Geeks with a pegasus-unicorn-kitten cover, I see no reason why lemurpunk would fail…
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
  
  Fail? People are more excited about lemurpunk than they’ve been about any of my *real* books!
Laura Diamond

January 26th, 2011 at 2:02 pm

Ahahahaha! So true.
Stacia Kane

January 26th, 2011 at 7:52 pm

Ah, Jim. It’s funny ‘cuz it’s true.

Also, I want an ARC of the lemurpunk.
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
  
  An ARC? Heck, I’ll send you an invite when I start putting the anthology together!
Shiloh Walker

January 26th, 2011 at 7:56 pm

movie deal…snort. And that happens for me… when?
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
  
  I think it’s part of a package deal, and comes with that New York penthouse apartment and the agent who rides around with you in the back of the limo.
George William Herbert

January 26th, 2011 at 8:03 pm

Darn it, I had a whole proposed book series on lemurpunk …

Everyone else kept laughing at me, but I frinked right along…
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 26th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
  
  Well get writing! There’s still time to get in on the cutting edge of the Lemur movement!
Marija

January 27th, 2011 at 7:29 am

Pfft… whatever =P I would totally respond like panel 1. Except maybe adopt all the babies instead of actually giving birth to them all, cause, you know, ouch >_<
- Jim C. Hines
  
  January 27th, 2011 at 7:59 am
  
  Fair enough
Jana Oliver

January 27th, 2011 at 11:24 am

Lemurpunk. You heard it hear first, folks. Next year’s big thing. Right after meerkatpunk.
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