tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post1022888633400546062..comments2024-03-07T19:11:21.715-06:00Comments on Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Speculative Fiction Author: IWSG--Genre LoveSandra Ulbrich Almazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-21768099032823113422018-02-09T08:07:23.833-06:002018-02-09T08:07:23.833-06:00You've got a great tagline! I love reading abo...You've got a great tagline! I love reading about things that stretch the boundaries of the imagination. Cheers - EllenThe Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-45273728371141923202018-02-08T07:56:18.130-06:002018-02-08T07:56:18.130-06:00Learning new things is always agreeable to me! My ...Learning new things is always agreeable to me! My genre is romance though. J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-48605468349347977032018-02-07T20:47:19.297-06:002018-02-07T20:47:19.297-06:00Speculative fiction covers a lot of ground these d...Speculative fiction covers a lot of ground these days (horror is technically speculative fiction--a sub-genre of fantasy). It seems like it's split between the types of stories intended to inspire wonder and the types meant to explore the darker sides. Horror is obvious, but then you have darker sci-fi and urban fantasy, etc.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-37178923963178810172018-02-07T20:07:15.837-06:002018-02-07T20:07:15.837-06:00I've noticed a lot of sci-fi people in the IWS...I've noticed a lot of sci-fi people in the IWSG blog hop! I write contemporary suspense for teens.Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-54810383376495067982018-02-07T17:21:22.091-06:002018-02-07T17:21:22.091-06:00Great post. Ditto what others said about your &quo...Great post. Ditto what others said about your "sense of wonder" comment. So true. Love that feeling.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-69313127405035420752018-02-07T13:34:42.910-06:002018-02-07T13:34:42.910-06:00Ahhh....wonderful post!!! And so true, at least fo...Ahhh....wonderful post!!! And so true, at least for me. Cathrina Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960849263181625782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-80617595446934212152018-02-07T12:50:28.997-06:002018-02-07T12:50:28.997-06:00Sounds like 'a sense of wonder' is your dr...Sounds like 'a sense of wonder' is your driving force. That must be helpful when looking at your next project. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-50084355167195658922018-02-07T12:47:25.087-06:002018-02-07T12:47:25.087-06:00I love the flexibility of SpecFic and playing with...I love the flexibility of SpecFic and playing with the what if questions. Most of my stories are born that way. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-26591624478929827432018-02-07T10:40:24.436-06:002018-02-07T10:40:24.436-06:00Those are good reasons. Those are good reasons. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-72142443694187200402018-02-07T09:22:31.052-06:002018-02-07T09:22:31.052-06:00Yeah, a sense of wonder. I think that's the id...Yeah, a sense of wonder. I think that's the idea of writing fiction in the first place. Our imagination takes off...and before you know it, we are absolutely somewhere else besides where we ARE.<br /><br />Great post, by the way. Maybe even ready for a Pukelitzer Award! (great trophy, and if you're Feeling Nosey, come over and visit!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-72325876983602009102018-02-07T08:47:43.412-06:002018-02-07T08:47:43.412-06:00Basically, you like being a god, eh? ;) LOL. Actua...Basically, you like being a god, eh? ;) LOL. Actually, I love the getting away aspect too. Sometimes writing or reading is the only way I can step out of my house, and thank goodness for that avenue of escape!Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-41874773576941432862018-02-07T06:44:29.894-06:002018-02-07T06:44:29.894-06:00Angela, I agree.
Thanks, Alex!Angela, I agree.<br /><br />Thanks, Alex!Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-61230909788234516462018-02-07T04:44:11.551-06:002018-02-07T04:44:11.551-06:00A sense of wonder - I think you nailed it. Fantasy...A sense of wonder - I think you nailed it. Fantasy and science fiction give us a chance to visit a place beyond imagination.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-65975957465468955432018-02-07T04:30:27.674-06:002018-02-07T04:30:27.674-06:00Hi Sandra, I love Spec-Fic too. There's just s...Hi Sandra, I love Spec-Fic too. There's just so much scope!Angela Wooldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087511266107287296noreply@blogger.com