Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:28:13 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Orson Scott Card in town
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 11:55 AM 3/14/05 -0500, Michael Walsh wrote:
>> twhite8 at cox.net 3/14/2005 11:40:48 AM >>>
>>From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>

>>> Card will be signing his new novel at Bailey's Crossroads on
>>Tuesday
>>> evening.  But you might not know that he's also signing at Olsson's
>>> downtown on Monday evening (i.e. in about 15 hours), since I only
>>> just found out and added it to our calendar.
>>
>>Big whoopee.  Noted homophobe, Mormon and apologist for
>>Scientology.
>
>The only Card I've read were the first two or three volumes of the
>Alvin Maker series, which were an interesting alternative history.  I
>must be one of a handful of people who have not read Enders Game or the
>equels.

Ender's Game was good.  The sequels got steadily less so as he became more
interested in Portuguese and his family roots and started getting more into
mysticism.

On the other hand, if you are trying to learn to write fiction, his book on
character development is one of the top choices to read IMO.  Very helpful.

>As for the Mormon aspect of OSC, I will note that one of the Capclave
>GoHs has been declared a heretic by the Mormons:
>http://nielsenhayden.com/GodandI.html

Is that anything like being called "too liberal" by Attila the Hun?

-- Mike B.

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Veni, Vedi, Visa:  I came, I saw, I did a little shopping.