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Satlin
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Sometimes you come across a writer so talented he can inspire you with a story he's never told. We all know these stories, but we usually don't talk about them for fear that they might vanish into the incorporeal ether like some presentient ghost. I think they're worth talking about, though, and worth the risk, too.

My favorite is probably his most popular BHNW (Books He Never Wrote), but it's always struck a chord with me: Open Future. I loved the plot twist at the end when Signe realized that her generals were actually herself in different time periods. Anyone else hear rumors about a sequal? [Confused]

Close seconds:

OSC and the Ocelot (his autobiography), Sands to Shore, and The Saint Weaver.

So let's all thank OSC for the books he never wrote (and the ones he did write, too!)

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Verily the Younger
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OSC didn't write Open Future? I thought Steven Barnes didn't write it!

[Confused]

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Satlin
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No, no, Steven Barnes didn't write Open Furniture. Way different!

[ April 03, 2005, 06:15 PM: Message edited by: Satlin ]

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Ah, sorry. I always get those two confused.
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Orson Scott Card
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Who is Signe and what didn't I write about her?
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Satlin
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Signe's the main character in one of the novels you never wrote!

(So I guess, technically, the answer to your question would be: you never wrote anything about her..)

Who's to say [Dont Know]

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Portabello
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Verily the Younger
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Don't worry. Neither does anyone else.
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Sartorius
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Sounds like...fan fiction?

[ April 04, 2005, 11:57 AM: Message edited by: Sartorius ]

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TheTick
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My brain is obviously not wrinkly enough to get what the heck is being talked about.
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They're talking about those little blurbs you read on the back of books. Recommendations by other writers, reviewers, or magazines, etc.

For example: "Enormously entertaining" NY Times Book review

"Scared the living daylights out of me." Entertainment Weekly

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Oh Wait. I'm talking about another thread. One that you probably DIDN'T READ. So now you have two things to be confused about.
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Satlin
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Now even I'm confused...
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I was wondering how I missed a blurb like "'Orson Scott Card is the Ocelot!' Sugar Beet".

The quotations marks in the above sentence look odd. I wonder why...

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