| 3:10 am | sffwrtcht: | Okay, all, welcome to #sffwrtcht with @blakecharlton. Apologies for the change in date & tardy start but your host had a new job start 2day |
| 3:11 am | sffwrtcht: | Tonight our guest is @blakecharlton, author of "Spellwright," "Spellbound" (forthcoming) and assundry stories and medical papers #sffwrtcht |
| 3:11 am | shadowflame1974: | @BryanThomasS congratulations on the job! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:12 am | sffwrtcht: | As usual, please limit questions to craft, Blake's work and life, and the business of writing. #sffwrtchtNot that Blake could buy stories |
| 3:13 am | blakecharlton: | @sffwrtcht sure thing, happy to be here #sffwrtcht |
| 3:13 am | shadowflame1974: | Come one, Come all! Ask @blakecharlton about writing, overcoming obstacles and how to balance med school and writing! on #sffwrtcht |
| 3:14 am | sffwrtcht: | And how dsylexia has effected your life and writing #sffwrtcht |
| 3:14 am | blakecharlton: | @sffwrtcht as one might expect it's played a defining role: it's lead me to both medicine & speculative fiction #sffwrtcht |
| 3:17 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS i presented very early. in kindergarten i was failing developmental milestones & diagnosed in 1st grade. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:17 am | shadowflame1974: | You had a great interview over at @inkpunks this week http://tinyurl.com/3ylw5gd #sffwrtcht |
| 3:18 am | shadowflame1974: | okay going to be doing a little pinch hitting here Blake #sffwrtcht |
| 3:19 am | sffwrtcht: | What's dyslexia like for you? What does the page look like if you can describe it? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:19 am | blakecharlton: | @shadowflame1974 thank you kindly! i very much enjoyed writing up that interview. Wendy's great! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:20 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton What's dyslexia like for you? What does the page look like if you can describe it? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:22 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS it's not terribly different from what other ppl experience. minor changes only, #sffwrtcht |
| 3:23 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS i have trouble 'seeing' parts of illogically spelled words, or 'hear' the diff between homographs #sffwrtcht |
| 3:23 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton When I picture that I have a hard time imagining how you can write or read, especially complicated texts #sffwrtcht |
| 3:24 am | shadowflame1974: | so it is more directly linked to sounds than to symbols then? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:24 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton Which means I admire you greatly for being so successful in spite of it #sffwrtcht |
| 3:24 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Which means I admire you greatly for being so successful in spite of it #sffwrtcht |
| 3:25 am | shadowflame1974: | RT @BryanThomasS: @blakecharlton Which means I admire you greatly for being so successful in spite of it >> definitely! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:25 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton how did this linguistic challenge lead you to speculative fiction, and how do you think it influences your style? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:25 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS it gets easier as i get older. "Neurodiverse" folks, esp. dyslexsics bc more neruotypical as they get older #sffwrtcht |
| 3:26 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Does that mean you might lose dyslexia by the time you'rre 65? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:26 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre i couldn't read at ate 13 but then i discovered classic epic fantasy books! i started sneaking them into special ed #sffwrtcht |
| 3:27 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre loved the books so much i finally learned how to read. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:27 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton What were some of the first fantasy books you tackled? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:28 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre i'd say dyslexia makes me suspicious of language. words are slippery things! i try to write to be exact #sffwrtcht |
| 3:28 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton that's great to hear, that you were drawn to books despite the challenge presented. Or was it because of it? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:28 am | dilettante: | @blakecharlton any plans for short stories set in the Spellwright world? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:29 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre my dad read them too me. less and less each night so i'd have to read more. tricky old man! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:29 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton When and how did you decide you had to write? (or wanted to) #sffwrtcht |
| 3:29 am | blakecharlton: | @dilettante :-) i've had a few offers to break out some of the stuff, but all the time i do have for writing i put toward book 3 #sffwrtcht |
| 3:30 am | blakecharlton: | @dilettante want to get it to the fans ASAP! but maybe once it's gone to press... #sffwrtcht |
| 3:30 am | blakecharlton: | @sffwrtcht I was always a story teller. i used to dictate stories to my sister. writing came much later for me...around 18 #sffwrtcht |
| 3:31 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton Does anyone else in the family have dyslexia then? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:32 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre exactly! and all styles have weaknesses, i know i can get too wrapped up in being precises and explaining things #sffwrtcht |
| 3:32 am | blakecharlton: | @sffwrtcht nope, just crumby spellers ;-) #sffwrtcht |
| 3:32 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton how did this profusion of orality, your dad reading to you and you dictating to your sister, shape your fiction? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:33 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton LOL You're the special one. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:34 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre it was kinda a rebound onto the written word. Spellwright is obsessed with magic as written word, and as dangerous #sffwrtcht |
| 3:34 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS story of my life ;-) #sffwrtcht |
| 3:35 am | BryanThomasS: | @talekyn Cool. We're doing #sffwrtcht with Blake Charlton if you want to listen in |
| 3:35 am | shadowflame1974: | so are the stories a kind of reflection of the challenges you went through to get to the point you are at now? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:35 am | sffwrtcht: | @sffwrtcht Where does "Spellbound" take us leading from "Spellwright"? #sffwrtcht in 140 characters LOL |
| 3:36 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton wow, that is a fascinating dynamic. It seems sensitive to problematics of communication that others might miss #sffwrtcht |
| 3:37 am | blakecharlton: | @shadowflame1974 a bit, it has autobiographical elements. but it really is hoping to be _an adventure_ w/in those problems #sffwrtcht |
| 3:38 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre thank you kindly. i hope so! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:39 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Sounds awesome. I'm waiting for an arc, you know. ;) #sffwrtcht |
| 3:39 am | shadowflame1974: | RT @sffwrtcht: Where does "Spellbound" take us leading from "Spellwright"? #sffwrtcht in 140 characters LOL #sffwrtcht |
| 3:39 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton Have you heard from any kids who share ur struggles & have read your book? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:40 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS we'll see what we can do w/ the ARCs! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:40 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Ooooo. Awesome. I would have been fine if you blew me off. #sffwrtcht LOL |
| 3:40 am | blakecharlton: | @sffwrtcht yes! all fan mail is wonderful but the fan mail from LD and disabled ppl is esp wonderful to me! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:41 am | shadowflame1974: | I know for sure one who is getting one sometime. :) Oldest son just "discovered" reading. *cheers!* #sffwrtcht |
| 3:41 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton I imagine so. It's got to be encouraging for them to see the possibilities they can have in life #sffwrtcht |
| 3:42 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton How does dyslexia effect the approach you take to your craft? more outlining? Extra beta readers? Anything? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:43 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton the question of how we make communication work for us, despite its vagaries and our own capacities, comes up a lot #sffwrtcht |
| 3:45 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS a bit of what I was talking to @eruditeogre about; it makes me more 'suspicious' of language. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:46 am | shadowflame1974: | Blake, what part is probably the most challenging to you? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:46 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre & i spend a lot of time thinking about that! the problem is how to address the problems w/ language...#sffwrtcht |
| 3:46 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton I'm thinking also of that fine podcast you did with James Enge on Functional Nerds recently. Language is weird! #sffwrtcht |
| 3:46 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre ...w/o breaking the illusion or dream of the story as a complete and seperate world #sffwrtcht |
| 3:46 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton Do you find yourself avoiding words which particularly trouble you or other dyslexic people in writing? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:47 am | shadowflame1974: | @blakecharlton just the English language or language in general? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:47 am | blakecharlton: | @shadowflame1974 the first 50k words! always the hardest, the story is expanding and & always feel like it's going to explode #sffwrtcht |
| 3:48 am | blakecharlton: | @shadowflame1974 not just English, but other types of language, scientific language, biochemical language (DNA) etc etc. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:48 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton right, you don't want to get too meta; you want to keep suspension of disbelief and direct engagement in the story #sffwrtcht |
| 3:50 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre precisely! & bc i have always perceived langauge as frail, and incomplete dream, i have an impulse toward the meta #sffwrtcht |
| 3:50 am | dilettante: | @blakecharlton When I finished Spellwright I felt like the Order v. Chaos theme was influenced by Darwinism. was that just me? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:50 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre and i have to work to tone that down to an appropriate level. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:51 am | sffwrtcht: | @blakecharlton Do you find urself avoiding words which particularly trouble you or other dyslexic people in writing? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:51 am | shadowflame1974: | Many authors give their MCs character flaws but do not give them developmental or physical handicaps, your opinion on why #sffwrtcht |
| 3:52 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton I would imagine that might develop as a defense mechanism. #sffwrtcht |
| 3:52 am | blakecharlton: | @shadowflame1974 probably bc everyone has character flaws, but fewer ppl have disabilities #sffwrtcht |
| 3:53 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Yes, MC with disabilities is a unique angle, and, of course, something you can write with inside knowledge of #sffwrtcht |
| 3:54 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton So we can expect "Spellbound" next Fall and a third book in 2012? #sffwrtcht |
| 3:55 am | JLCoburn: | @shadowflame1974 #sffwrtcht I think a lot of them feel its taboo or that they might come off as insincere. Moreso with mental than physical. |
| 3:55 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton that makes a lot of sense, toning down your sensitivity to language's frailty & using your insight to spin a tale #sffwrtcht |
| 3:56 am | blakecharlton: | @JLCoburn true! it takes a lot of research to get a disability right if you don't have one. @shadowflame1974 #sffwrtcht |
| 3:57 am | shadowflame1974: | @JLCoburn Taboo? maybe in the past, but I do think it will be more common in the future. Just take a look at the nxt generation #sffwrtcht |
| 3:57 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton I would imagine writing about it might also be intimidating for fear of insulting or condescending #sffwrtcht |
| 3:58 am | JLCoburn: | @shadowflame1974 #sffwrtcht True, but most people writing are from older generations where those details were taboos or only now accepted. |
| 3:59 am | shadowflame1974: | @blakecharlton of my boys and nephews, 3 of 6 has a learning challenge. Aspgers, dyslexia and ADHD #sffwrtcht |
| 3:59 am | BryanThomasS: | @shadowflame1974 @blakecharlton I have ADHD myself. I am still wrestling with how to work that into writing #sffwrtcht |
| 3:59 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton I think that's true, writers start from experiences they know or have access to & many don't understand disability #sffwrtcht |
| 4:00 am | blakecharlton: | @shadowflame1974 good on you for keeping up w/ the special learning conditions! #sffwrtcht |
| 4:00 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS i can certainly sympathize ;-) #sffwrtcht |
| 4:00 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton I imagine so. Do you have any other stories or series in mind after you've finished this trilogy? #sffwrtcht |
| 4:00 am | blakecharlton: | @eruditeogre @shadowflame1974 i thought The Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (or whatever) did a good job #sffwrtcht |
| 4:01 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton I think this is particularly true in more action or adventure-oriented fare, & especially for the heroes. Sadly #sffwrtcht |
| 4:02 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton "Spellwright" is on discount right now on Amazon, if anyone hasn't read it. And u should. http://amzn.to/hOzMKh #sffwrtcht |
| 4:03 am | JLCoburn: | @blakecharlton #sffwrtcht You'd be surprised how willing Family Support Groups are willing to act as an intermediate to finding a source. |
| 4:03 am | BryanThomasS: | Okay, @blakecharlton has graciously agreed to hang over for 10 minutes or so since I was late. Keep the questions coming. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:04 am | JLCoburn: | @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht Not getting super involved, but my wife works in just that field so I've got a bit of inside info. |
| 4:04 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS yeah, i've got a bunch of diff stuff cooking. but can't say : / until we finalize deals #sffwrtcht |
| 4:04 am | sffwrtcht: | Our next #sffwrtcht we welcome editor extraordinairre @johnjosephadams 12/22 at 9EST. He'll be a great guest. |
| 4:04 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Fair enough. Any plans to do SF? #sffwrtcht |
| 4:05 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS i've got a few SF stories i'd like to try, but the longer stuff would be fantasy, #sffwrtcht |
| 4:05 am | shadowflame1974: | @JLCoburn support groups can be a lifesaver when your kid is first diagnosed or you don't know how to help your kid #sffwrtcht |
| 4:05 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton I asked earlier but didn't see an answer. Which were the first fantasy books that made u love the genre? #sffwrtcht |
| 4:05 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS there's a non-fiction project about disabled physicians i'd like to pursue #sffwrtcht |
| 4:06 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton I'd think you could come up with some interesting medical stories in SF #sffwrtcht |
| 4:06 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Oh, that sounds awesome. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:06 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton I think the question of how to enrich fiction by bringing in people w/ disabilities not as liabilities (cont.) #sffwrtcht |
| 4:07 am | eruditeogre: | @blakecharlton but as full participants with the full range of human strengths & weaknesses is still a big challenge in fantasy #sffwrtcht |
| 4:08 am | BryanThomasS: | @JLCoburn ADHD field? #sffwrtcht |
| 4:08 am | BryanThomasS: | @eruditeogre I think you're right. It's a challenge in fiction generally, I'd say. But the possibilities in specfic are rich #sffwrtcht |
| 4:08 am | shadowflame1974: | @eruditeogre @blakecharlton YES! I would love to see more of this. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:09 am | JLCoburn: | @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht She's a caseworker dealing with all sorts of mental disabilities. |
| 4:09 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton All right, well, Blake, you've been an awesome guest. Anything you'd like to talk about before we close? #sffwrtcht |
| 4:10 am | BryanThomasS: | @JLCoburn Ah cool. Interesting stuff. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:10 am | blakecharlton: | RT @shadowflame1974: @eruditeogre @blakecharlton YES! I would love to see more of this. #sffwrtcht <--Agreed! |
| 4:10 am | blakecharlton: | @BryanThomasS no thank you, this has been a lot of fun! #sffwrtcht |
| 4:10 am | BryanThomasS: | @blakecharlton Thank you. Remember to check out "Spellwright" and look for "Spellbound" next year. From TOR. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:11 am | shadowflame1974: | thanks for your time Blake we greatly appreciate your time! #sffwrtcht |
| 4:11 am | sffwrtcht: | You can also find @blakecharlton hanging out at www.blakecharlton.com #sffwrtcht |
| 4:12 am | sffwrtcht: | Okay, next week, Wed at 9EST with John Joseph Adams, editor of Lightspeed and every other anthology you can name. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:12 am | sffwrtcht: | Thanks for joining us with great questions everyone! #sffwrtcht |
| 4:12 am | eruditeogre: | @BryanThomasS @shadowflame1974 Indeed, I think that in specfic we have opportunities to think more richly about this aspect(cont) #sffwrtcht |
| 4:13 am | shadowflame1974: | thanks for chatting with us tonight everyone #sffwrtcht |
| 4:13 am | eruditeogre: | #BryanThomasS #shadowflame1974 of human experience and what stories we can tell, and strengthen by including them. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:14 am | shadowflame1974: | @eruditeogre yes we have a bit more freedom than other genres and can pull in aspects that RL lacks. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:15 am | BryanThomasS: | @eruditeogre Also, I ultimately think that specfic is the fictn of pssbilitiess whch allows explratn of disabilities in new light #sffwrtcht |
| 4:16 am | shadowflame1974: | this has wheels churning again. A mage with fibro? how would he/she cope with the spoon theory? #sffwrtcht |
| 4:17 am | BryanThomasS: | @shadowflame1974 Ha ha. Nice to see you inspired by this. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:17 am | shadowflame1974: | Goodness what kind of trouble would a telekenetic ADHD have? what kind of things would they have to do to cope with gifts. #sffwrtcht |
| 4:18 am | BryanThomasS: | @shadowflame1974 I need to explore more what I could do with ADHD. Espec how we read ppl & perceive ourselves so differently. #sffwrtcht |
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Transcript: Science Fiction Fantasy Writer's Chat with Blake Charlton 12/16/10
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