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My first blog post

I've never done a blog before, but I will try one here. It seems like this will work better than sending around notices for online publications as an "event." Cuz a blog entry or interview isn't actually an event!

I'll start with a link of my essay about science fiction and our daughters that I sent around a few days ago. I wrote it for the online Fantasy Book Cafe, and excellent source of book online discussions.

http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2012/0...

Welcome to my blog, and I hope you enjoy reading!

Best -- Cat

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Published on May 05, 2012 20:03 • Tags: abstract, ballet, catherine-asaro, cats, dance, daughters, jazz-dance, math, physics, quantum, science, science-fiction, space-time, women
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message 1: by Catherine (new)
May 05, 2012 08:07PM

Catherine Asaro Hmm ... not sure this is working. The photo didn't show under the blog. And I can't figure out how to edit the blog entry.

Does anyone here know how to fix either of this things? Thanks for any help you can give.

Best -- Cat


message 2: by N. (new)
May 06, 2012 05:19AM

N. maybe the foto works if you dont make it a tinyurl, testing...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/...


message 3: by Lara (new)
May 06, 2012 07:56PM

Lara Thank you for the link to your article. I too was a big fan of science fiction growing up.


message 4: by Catherine (new)
May 09, 2012 12:43AM

Catherine Asaro N. wrote: "maybe the foto works if you dont make it a tinyurl, testing...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/..."

Thanks, N. I tried putting the full address in, but that didn't work either. It needs a photo rather than a url, I think, but I'm not sure how to give it that.

Best -- Cat


message 5: by Catherine (new)
May 09, 2012 12:43AM

Catherine Asaro Lara wrote: "Thank you for the link to your article. I too was a big fan of science fiction growing up."

Laura, my pleasure. I'm glad you liked it. :-)


message 6: by Jeremy (last edited May 16, 2012 08:37PM) (new)
May 10, 2012 08:33AM

Jeremy Griffith Good article, Cat! My father was into SF, and I got into it as a kid in the early Fifties. By the Seventies, I was real dissatisfied by the same stereotyping and cardboard characters that put you off. But there were some authors who were OK... the women. And I noticed one man, just one, who wrote as well as the women, Samuel "Chip" Delaney. Of the 3500 SF/F books in my library, 95% are by women. (Most of the other 5% were purchased by my wife.)

Sometimes people ask why I "restrict" myself? I answer that I can't even keep up with everything the women write, why would I want to waste time with a poorer alternative? ;-)


message 7: by Catherine (last edited May 18, 2012 10:30AM) (new)
May 16, 2012 07:40PM

Catherine Asaro I remember reading Dalghren in college. I was blown away! I had never read anything like it before. My brother sent it to me for my birthday.

I enjoy reading both male and female authors. SF has become so diverse now! The genre is thriving and expanding.

Thanks for the comments!


message 8: by Catherine (new)
May 18, 2012 10:34AM

Catherine Asaro Yah! I figured out how to get the photos to show. I add them to my Goodreads photo archive, go to the photos, click on photos, and THEN clock on "largest image." The web address for largest image is the one that works in the html for the blog post.

Feelin' pleased :-).

Best -- Catherine


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