Comments on: About http://wincingatlight.com Blognovels, Blooks & Random Thoughts Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: wincing.at.light http://wincingatlight.com/about/#comment-468 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:39:21 +0000 #comment-468 Cryptonomicon is tough to get into (though I might argue the same about any 900 page novel), but it’s well worth it.

That novel changed everything I thought I knew about writing.

]]> By: brass_tacks http://wincingatlight.com/about/#comment-467 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:15:02 +0000 #comment-467 Ok, I only read his bio on Wikipedia but I’m ready to reserve his newest book.

He was born 10 years – 10 days before me, thus graduated 10 years before me, and if his book release had been Sept 11th, 10 days befor my birthday, I really would’ve been intrigued,. But who would release a book on Sept 11th?

Cryptonomicon? That’s just fun to say.

]]> By: brass_tacks http://wincingatlight.com/about/#comment-466 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:46:17 +0000 #comment-466 Will look up Neal Stephenson with great anticipation.
In our family the name Neal is kind of a joke. My mother mistakenly called my husband Neal over the years. Now sometimes when we go on a trip or we’re gathering up somewhere, we ask if Neal is in the car.
Sometimes yes, and sometimes he gets left behind.

]]> By: wincing.at.light http://wincingatlight.com/about/#comment-113 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:37:11 +0000 #comment-113 That would be A Vessel for Offering, which I just got done blogging here. I’ve moved it to an archive at http://avesselforoffering.wordpress.com. There are relevant details there for downloading the complete text in a few different formats.

Glad to have you aboard, Mark!

Edit: Or, the same download links are in the sidebar for this site. D’oh!

]]> By: Mark http://wincingatlight.com/about/#comment-112 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:25:50 +0000 #comment-112 Hey Darren. I like what you have going on here. I first read your work when you posted a text at FOxL a few years ago. The beginning of the story took place on a spaceship, the second half on a planet. I don’t remember the name of the work or too many details, but to this day I remember the first half of the book was brilliant. the second half did lose me a bit, but it must have been good if I still remember it. Is there still a copy of that floating around somewhere?

Can’t wait to start reading more of your blog, just discovered it today.

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