Tag: Robert J. Sawyer

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 30, 2009
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…is from Blue Fire: The wagons rolled on through the day. Words today: 2,121 Total thus far: 19,676 You can add to that another 480 words (actually more like 980 to start with, but then I had to cut it by half) previewing the Regina Fringe Festival for Thursday’s LeaderPost, and another 1,400 words (which …

Photos of the (yester)day

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 21, 2009
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I don’t usually feel the need to unburden myself of deep philosophical musings on politics, the meaning of life, or the place of humanity in the universe, but after deep soul-searching, I have come to the point where I simply must–oh, look, a squirrel! Sorry. As I was saying, I don’t usually feel the need …

The first sentence I wrote today…

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 20, 2009
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Mother Northwind’s smile faded. Words today: 1,072 Total thus far: 21,062 I only had about thirty-five minutes of actual writing time today, although I did a lot more typing than that: at 2 p.m. I went to the Book & Brier Patch, our local independent bookstore, for Robert J. Sawyer‘s reading from his new novel …

A recommendation from Robert J. Sawyer

By Edward Willett in Blog
January 18, 2009
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Robert J. Sawyer, Canada’s best-known science fiction writer, has written a series of blog posts discussing people and things he believes are deserving of nominations for the Aurora and Hugo Awards, which will be presented at the World Science Fiction Convention in Montreal this August. In the last of the series, he recommends work by …

Robert J. Sawyer to be writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source

By Edward Willett in Blog
January 9, 2009
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I’m tickled pink with the announcement that Robert J. Sawyer, a friend of mine and Canada’s most acclaimed science fiction writer, will be writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon this June and July. If you’re an aspiring writer, book a time to talk to Rob. I twice took part in his classes on …

First lines

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 26, 2008
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Io9 had an interesting post on great first lines in SF*, which prompted Scott Westerfeld to post the first lines of some of his novels, which… Well, you know where I’m going with this, don’t you? Here are the first lines of my novels. Are they great? Hard for me to judge. But they each …

Roboethics

By Edward Willett in Blog, Science Columns
November 19, 2007
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Download the audio version.Get my science column weekly as a podcast. *** A couple of weeks ago I wrote about research aimed at making robot-human interactions more comfortable for humans. With more and more robots finding more and more uses in society, that kind of research is important. But there’s something else we’re going to …

All Sawyers look alike

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 4, 2007
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Reports the San Francisco Sentinel: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pledges a quick replacement for California green czar Robert Sawyer whom the governor fired this week. The photo accompanying the story? A picture of Robert J. Sawyer, noted Canadian science fiction writer. Oops!

John Scalzi interviews Robert J. Sawyer…

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 27, 2007
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…and you can read it here.

Robert J. Sawyer honored by Toronto Public Library

By Edward Willett in Blog
February 16, 2007
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Robert J. Sawyer, a friend and someone whose Writing With Style sessions on writing science fiction I’ve twice attended at the Banff Centre, has received the Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award. Established in 2001, this is one of Canada’s top book-related honours. The award, which includes a cash prize of $2,500 and a crystal …

Robert J. Sawyer calculates God

By Edward Willett in Blog, Columns, Science Columns
September 4, 2000
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The notion that the universe has a designer, that it didn’t occur entirely as the result of blind cosmic forces, is not one that gets a lot of attention from the media. Many people assume that all reputable scientists dismiss the notion out of hand. Many reputable scientists do–but not all. There are actually strong …