Due to a technical failure, tonight’s transcript it in reverse order. Please read from the bottom up. Apologies for the inconvenience.We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/sffwrtcht/ #sffwrtcht Thanks all for joining us!
SFF Writer Chat .@helleder‘s website is located at http://artifactsofempire.com . #sffwrtchtand of course, she can be found here on twitter.
This fueled the creation of Artifacts of Empire epic fantasy series incl The Universal Mirror & newly released The Jealousy Glass#sffwrtcht
Michele Chiappetta @Wyld_Dandelyon @helleder Yes, and thanks for humoring us until we all realized there was a chat tonight! #sffwrtcht
She has written for a number of magazines, exhibitions and nonfiction publications.#sffwrtcht
Tonight’s guest @helleder is a museum curator and speculative fiction writer. #sffwrtcht
Deirdre Murphy @helleder Thanks so much for joining us and leading the chat today!#sffwrtcht
Bryan Thomas Schmidt ,@helleder …by our world and well formed by the time we’re even aware enough to pay attention #sffwrtcht
.@helleder I think that’s part of it. Part of it is our concept of the way things should be is subtly subconscious and shaped… #sffwrtcht
Gwen Perkins And you can always catch me here on Twitter, normally rattling on about history or spec. fic. Have a good night, all! #sffwrtcht
I do have to head out but a huge thanks to you all for a great conversation and to @BryanThomasS for the invitation! #sffwrtcht
Next week editors @AuthorRTkaelin & @BookwormBlues & several authors join us to discuss TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDYhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16138623-triumph-over-tragedy … #sffwrtcht
Next week editors @AuthorRTkaelin & @BookwormBlues & several authors join us to discuss TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDYhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16138623-triumph-over-tragedy … #sffwrtcht
Paul Weimer @BryanThomasS @helleder #sffwrtcht didn’t realize until halfway through I have your first book on my kindle
. @BryanThomasS Generally heard from angry English teachers first so perhaps that’s why some fail to realize. 
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.@helleder Gwen, I know you have to go. So let us know when, but thanks for taking charge and leading the discussion tonight!#sffwrtcht
@helleder Me too. I’m not a huge Heinlein fan, though he did come to mind regarding tonight’s topic. #sffwrtcht
. @roberteilers How we turn those into new ideas or a different interpretation is the secondary part of that question, I think.#sffwrtcht
.@helleder I think it’s ironic how often we do that without even realizing it. #sffwrtcht It almost has to be pointed out. 
Good point, @chippermuse. Kind of an anti-consumerist stance in there too, if I remember right. (It’s been years since I read it)#sffwrtcht
And Animal Farm (Orwell) is a response to living and politics in Soviet Union. #sffwrtcht
Robert Eilers If events didn’t influence us what would there be to write about?#sffwrtcht
Michael Cummings @chippermuse Good one! Reminds me to brew some tea…#sffwrtcht
.@Wyld_Dandelyon It’s also how we see the world. What feels realistic to us is influenced by our experiences. #sffwrtcht
I agree, @BryanThomasS. Sometimes, it’s more apparent than others. #sffwrtcht
How about the 60s, hippies, Charles Manson and Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land? I’d say he was inspired by events. #sffwrtcht
@BryanThomasS That’s true. You can’t help but having the things that affect you in the moment affect your writing. #sffwrtcht
@helleder We will have the first Black Company story w/ a battle from Glen Cook, a new Runelords from Dave Farland, Eliz Moon etc#sffwrtcht
@helleder industrialization, robots, computers, exploration, climate change, medicine, evolution – *everything* at some point #sffwrtcht
.@helleder We have quite a line up and a major publisher involved. But I can’t say details until it’s final. Exciting opportunity #sffwrtcht
I was thinking maybe a walk on the moon but that can’t really compete with sparkling vampires. RT@roberteilers Twilight … #sffwrtcht
.@helleder I’d say that in one sense real events/experiences always mold our writing & world-building setting expectations #sffwrtcht
I love military fantasy, @BryanThomasS. I’m all about the swords. #sffwrtcht
I jumped the train right with you, @PrinceJvstin! #sffwrtcht
.@helleder Well, if it’s of interest, I am negotiating a contract for a military fantasy anthology you all shld be seeing in 2014 #sffwrtcht
So we’ve talked a lot about war but what other events do you think have really influenced speculative fiction? #sffwrtcht
.@helleder I’m fairly sure LeGuin lets real events inspire all her work in some way. It’s the sociologist in her. #sffwrtcht
@helleder We did sort of derail your topic, Gwen! Sorry! #sffwrtcht
@Wyld_Dandelyon WHAT? Your own chat? sniff sniff #sffwrtcht#eatsworms# What will you call it? #chaoschat
.@roberteilers Vets & non-vets both have valid stories to tell,both should explore war in fic. Different perspectives=good. #sffwrtcht
Future Guests 12/26 Triumph Over Tragedy Anniversary 1/2/13@ECMyers 1/9 Tom King 1/16 @dwgrintalis 1/23 @andrewmayer#sffwrtcht
Future Guests 12/26 Triumph Over Tragedy Anniversary 1/2/13@ECMyers 1/9 Tom King 1/16 @dwgrintalis 1/23 @andrewmayer#sffwrtcht
. @chippermuse I hadn’t thought of that. I think Lathe of Heaven was for sure. #sffwrtcht
@BryanThomasS If we didn’t like you, we’d make our own chat.#sffwrtcht
Exactly.I just finished reading Asimov’s first 3 Foundation nvls which deals with society as whole and how they deal with events.#sffwrtcht
LeGuin… Is it accurate to say Left Hand of Darkness inspired by Cold War? #sffwrtcht
.@BryanThomasS I think the #sffwrtcht group shows love by teasing and causing chaos, if that’s any consolation. #probablynot
. @chippermuse True. Interesting though given changing perceptions of war that it does line up like that. #sffwrtcht
@BryanThomasS Not complaining, just saying I have enough for life to be fun and stimulating. #sffwrtcht
@helleder Lest we forget, there’s also LeGuin, Huxley, etc. – classics, not military @princejvstin @chippermuse #sffwrtcht
@chippermuse @PrinceJvstin @helleder Nice to know someone loves me… Here I thought it was the mustache… #sffwrtcht
Vets do know latest military tech, so SF may be better fit for them than fantasy, with all its swords. #sffwrtcht
@Wyld_Dandelyon What’s that? Are you complaining about chaos then? Ha! Pot meet kettle! #sffwrtcht ;)
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