The Authorial Impulse.
Aug. 26th, 2004 10:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swestrupI just invented another book I want to write: "The Handbook of Imaginary Materials"
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_sps_ and I have a longish list of science-fiction materials we've invented, which range from the obviously doable to the rather dubious. Now I know what to do with the list: turn it into a book! The only problem is that I would want to talk about how realistic the materials are. That would mean I would either have to know a LOT more about materials science than I do, or I'll need to find a sympathetic and well versed practitioner in the field. Hmmm.
_sps_ and I have a longish list of science-fiction materials we've invented, which range from the obviously doable to the rather dubious. Now I know what to do with the list: turn it into a book! The only problem is that I would want to talk about how realistic the materials are. That would mean I would either have to know a LOT more about materials science than I do, or I'll need to find a sympathetic and well versed practitioner in the field. Hmmm.
