tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409568454389757680.post4370904010643579034..comments2022-04-17T20:04:01.857-04:00Comments on Guild Files and Other Works: Status UpdateS. W. Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423346986020804561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409568454389757680.post-89611867014529090592013-06-01T02:04:57.633-04:002013-06-01T02:04:57.633-04:00That is an excellent question. Thank you for aski...That is an excellent question. Thank you for asking it.<br /><br />As it turns out the answer is threefold, though one of them wasn't something I'd ever planned putting in a story. One is sort of a spoiler, but not enough to worry me about putting it out there.<br /><br />First, Wildcard (like many a "natural" super, actually) doesn't trust magic or magic-users. This prevents him from seeking further treatment. The prejudice against magic and magic-users among other types of supers is, per capita, as common as the norm's hatred of supers in general and just as pointless. I touch on this both in Rogue and the anthology I've been working on.<br /><br />Next, there's a double whammy from the healers. They won't force themselves/their services where it's not welcome (outside of an emergency situation when consent is impossible to give or get), and there's something of a time limit on when their ability to heal stops being effective. This is something I was planning on explaining at least in part in Rogue or the anthology, whichever one would be more appropriate (I hate infodumps without purpose).<br /><br />The third, and perhaps most pertinent, reason is also the simplest. This is the best the healer who worked on him when he was first rescued could manage to restore (which didn't help his opinion of healers, for some reason).<br /><br />I hope that answers your question satisfactorily.S. W. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17423346986020804561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409568454389757680.post-44839323499072747702013-05-31T01:01:22.675-04:002013-05-31T01:01:22.675-04:00Is there an inconsistency between Wildcard's a...Is there an inconsistency between Wildcard's apparrent permanent disfigurement and the healers being able to help both Hammer and the birdlike Sable (lost his lower jaw in a fight with Hammer)?PWorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387431447333898630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409568454389757680.post-20352474475984583212013-05-17T23:47:48.612-04:002013-05-17T23:47:48.612-04:00Read Michele Sagara on the last book she was worki...Read Michele Sagara on the last book she was working on it sounded like she had to throw away and start over from scratch nearly 2.5 times. Philip Jose Farmer sometimes had 7 years between books he would get so blocked up. If you have to toss away 20% than replacing that is just an opportunity to do better with the whole of the book. Good luck Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409568454389757680.post-62986491931829449672013-04-26T09:46:29.927-04:002013-04-26T09:46:29.927-04:00I read Subject 12 years ago and remembered liking ...I read Subject 12 years ago and remembered liking it though you had fell off my recommendation pages on Amazon lately. It seems you have to pop up a ebook every 6 months to stay in the spotlight. As an avid ebook reader all I can say is just write novels that excite you and we'll be sure to buy them. <br /><br />Also I always picture Damain Lewis from Homeland/Life playing Hammer. Probably because of the cover art on the Subject 12 ebook.<br /><br />P.S. I could not comment on this blog to save the life of me until I tried my old IE browser. I use Chrome normlly.Relmsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358853054116842043noreply@blogger.com