tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post512681934806358635..comments2023-11-09T00:49:08.166-08:00Comments on Swagger: We are living sci-fiThe Swagger Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005267631603104021noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-32917499026905094942012-10-16T03:39:42.423-07:002012-10-16T03:39:42.423-07:00My favorite new technologies are computer mapping ...My favorite new technologies are computer mapping programs and my GPS. I used to get lost all the time.Ann Finkelsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505478203827894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-90594006172610461422012-08-08T08:54:40.138-07:002012-08-08T08:54:40.138-07:00Love this post, and I just want to add that way ba...Love this post, and I just want to add that way back when! how far way back when you ask? and I say way back when I was a youngster I can remember when we only had scratchy, staticy A.M. radio that faded in and out, but the one that got me was thinking ahead and wondering if I would still be around to see the year 2000, it seemed like a million years away when I was a kid and I seriously thought I'd be so old that even if I was around I wouldn't remember it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452299899670376124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-17945880408283401292012-07-27T04:48:18.378-07:002012-07-27T04:48:18.378-07:00Heck yes! and Holy cow! Juliana, do you really tal...Heck yes! and Holy cow! Juliana, do you really talk to yourself like that? You are so wholesome. OK, I'm resubmitting my address to you. I think some other Swaggers want to participate in the happy mail sign-up and will be contacting you as well.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-28055396598676725232012-07-27T04:44:26.668-07:002012-07-27T04:44:26.668-07:00Before I seriously started trying to write fiction...Before I seriously started trying to write fiction I noticed that genre didn't tend to be very current in their political, clothing, and entertainment references. Of course, now I know why. Things change so fast and you don't want to date your story. I've got a cell phone texting scene in one of my books and I have wondered how much longer we're all going to be doing that. I am guessing it will be around awhile, but I've been wrong before...Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-25954908124110746262012-07-27T04:34:40.258-07:002012-07-27T04:34:40.258-07:00Yes, I've heard that. I'm glad I'm not...Yes, I've heard that. I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't fall head over heels over it, even though the MC's descriptive voice was impressive.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-71912455883160310092012-07-27T04:31:02.871-07:002012-07-27T04:31:02.871-07:00Looks like it's become way more mainstream ove...Looks like it's become way more mainstream over the years, but it would definitely be interesting to check out!Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-33247980000660927592012-07-26T18:28:30.414-07:002012-07-26T18:28:30.414-07:00Oh- I don't know if you got my response, but i...Oh- I don't know if you got my response, but it looks like your address didn't record. Try it again, or else feel free to email it to me :)Juliana L. Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903360100714298208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-50889054561851352742012-07-26T18:22:21.876-07:002012-07-26T18:22:21.876-07:00Heck yes! I had a moment like this today, where I ...Heck yes! I had a moment like this today, where I went: Holy cow, it's crazy how much technology can do for us!<br /><br />It's mind-boggling to imagine what technology will be able to do in the coming years.Juliana L. Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903360100714298208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-68288381912427786892012-07-26T12:28:03.600-07:002012-07-26T12:28:03.600-07:00And the pace of technology has speeded up exponent...And the pace of technology has speeded up exponentially. It makes it tough to write contemporary fiction. By the time you get to the end, it's already dated. I asked an publisher about this once, & he said, "You just have to make the story so good that nobody notices."Kathy Cannon Wiechmanhttp://swaggerwriters.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-4743822628209283662012-07-26T11:30:09.383-07:002012-07-26T11:30:09.383-07:00Not a Savvy fan. Award winners usually appeal to a...Not a Savvy fan. Award winners usually appeal to adults more than kids, especially when they are quirky.Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-88607569910565435972012-07-26T10:53:35.744-07:002012-07-26T10:53:35.744-07:00I hope to attend Comic Con in the near future. I&...I hope to attend Comic Con in the near future. I'm a geek like that! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-78483475832476118032012-07-26T10:02:00.587-07:002012-07-26T10:02:00.587-07:00But disco made a comeback...so it's possible t...But disco made a comeback...so it's possible that we might still see those plaid pants again!Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-23156304557990706592012-07-26T07:22:38.475-07:002012-07-26T07:22:38.475-07:00My MP3 player holds about as much music as four he...My MP3 player holds about as much music as four heavy milk crates of records. We do, indeed, live in the age of miracles! At least here in the future we have avoided the widespread wearing of 1976 style plaid pants!Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com