tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post8321858543304039651..comments2024-03-20T03:11:21.756-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: Books I Had Trouble Getting Into, Then LovedSue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-60637943739180907962016-05-14T04:23:14.276-07:002016-05-14T04:23:14.276-07:00Yes, amazing world-building. When we got to speak ...Yes, amazing world-building. When we got to speak to Frank Herbert at Space Age, I asked him, "Did you work out the universe first or as you went along?" and his reply was, "I didn't write a word of the novel till I'd worked out the universe completely!" Wow! But that might explain the quality of the world-building, except if I had to spend months on developing every last planet and culture and race, I'd never get the story done! And Robert Silverberg said just that at a Worldcon I attended, so not just me. I read and research and outline, but that's it.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-19322371051954036512016-05-14T03:58:43.845-07:002016-05-14T03:58:43.845-07:00You're more persistent than I am. If I don'...You're more persistent than I am. If I don't get into a book by the third chapter, I don't pick it up again. I never read Tolkien, but I was a big SF fan when I was younger and devoured the DUNE series very quickly. The world-building was fabulous! Have a great weekend, Sue! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.com