I saw The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy this evening. I think they did a good job overall of adapting it for a movie. A lot of good laughs.
I recommend it to people who like that sort of thing.
If you see it, don’t leave when the end credits start. Stay for the bit that comes after they finish singing “So Long and Thanks for All the Fish.”
One of the interesting things about writing fiction is that even when you think you know the story you’re writing, you can still be surprised by what ends up on paper. (Or represented electronically on screen.)
In the chapter I just finished, for example, the introduction of the character Kairith was planned as part of the plot. I knew who he was and what he had to do in order to advance the storyline. But I didn’t know what he was like until I wrote him.
I’ve finished chapter 53 of my novel. With that, I now have 125,000 words. Only twelve chapters and 25,000 words left to go.
And FYI, Dad, Zeno’s and related paradoxes are inapplicable to this situation, because there are not an infinite number of words to be traversed between this point and the end.
Last week, I received the galleys for my novelette “Resonance,” including a great-looking illustration by John Allemand. Only a few minor corrections to the text were necessary.
Today I found out when the story will appear. It’s scheduled for the September 2005 issue of Analog, which should be available in July. (Hey, it’s a science fiction magazine. It’s from the future!)
In addition to the Marketing Manager position I mentioned earlier, we now have the following openings at our office in Orem:
They also have positions open in Woodland Hills, CA; San Francisco, CA; and New York, NY.
You can search the job listings here.
Remember, if you apply for one of the jobs put me down as having referred you — I get a few bucks if you get hired.
Well, the Codex contest it over, and my story, “By the Hands of Juan Peron,” took first place. I’m very pleased, since the standard of competition is high. That makes the prize — the admiration of my peers — all the more valuable.
The items I used from the lists were:
