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Recently we were given a Japanese Maple. Now we would like to order two more trees of the same cultivator to plant alongside the original. Is there a way to tell which cultivator we already have? Thanks in advance! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 12:17
wait until it leafs out.. snap a pic.. and ask here.. the JM forum.. or the name that plant forum ... now ... i can not grow many JM's in my z5 [basically ONLY bloodgood , the deep maroon one] ... its an issue of winter wind for me ... perhaps you may want to see if this one can survive.. before you drop a couple hundred more on 2 more ... not every zone 5 micro-climate is the same.. and only you.. will be able to find out if a JM will thrive in your area ... all i am cautioning.. is whether you want to experiment with high cost.. large sized specimens ... the newness of your sub.. means there arent many large trees/conifers ... to cut winter winds .... to create a micro climate where it might thrive ... unless .... you are planting on the side opposite the prevailing winter winds ... i know you have a big project going.. i am not trying to dissuade you from it all.. just trying to tell you the variables you need to address ... ken |
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- Posted by pmsmith2032 5b (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 12:34
Thanks Ken. The donated japanese maple was located about 20 miles north of us and was thriving. We transplanted it along the north side of our backyard so it will be blocked to the north by a 6' privacy fence. Hopefully that will be adequate for it's survival. As soon as it leafs out I will post pictures as you suggested. |
Are we to understand that you are asking for the name of the cultivar? You can post 1000 pics but no one here can tell you that. First of all, you may not have a cultivar but instead, a seedling grown tree. If you provide a pic we can tell you if you have an atropurpurea type, variegated type or a dissectum. For instance I have 'Osakazuki' a green-leaved, heptalobum type with outstanding fall color. I have abundant volunteers of this tree. Posting a pic on this or any forum cannot accurately identify whether or not the plant is a cv. |
- Posted by pmsmith2032 5b (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 21:48
I know it is a seed grown tree that was grown here in Illinois but who's "grandparent" was grown in Wisconsin. Basically, I just want to be able to order a tree or two that will have similiar characteristics to it. I am not very knowledgeable about what a "cultivator" is so sorry if i wasn't clear. |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 20, 12 at 9:16
i have never understood the 'grouping of three' mentality of garden design .... but i think that is my 'collector' jean saying... something like.. 'i like the idea of 3 JM's ... but i am going to group 3 similar plants.. but each will be a different color ... so they would all have the same shape and form .. but be different ...' but if you want duplicates.. all the power to ya!!!! one way to insure you get EXACT duplicates.. would be to track down someone who grafts.. in winter.. and find out how to get them to graft pieces of the tree you have ... they would be small.. and take time to grow to size.. but that would accomplish your dreamscape .... and there is always google.. check out the link ... your base problems.. is most likely going to be the fact that there are hundreds.. if not thousands of named varieties of JM .... so even if yours was named .. you might not be able to find the name.. hence the suggestion to replicate the one you have ... i am enjoying your project.. dont get frustrated.. and dont stop coming back ... and since you are building a garden.. do understand.. it is not really an instant gratification thing.. its something.. that if you enjoy it.. it evolves over the years ... build the backbone .. and the rest will follow .. i fear you have that drawing.. and are going to get frustrated.. if you dont have it picture perfect by 6/1 ... short of a $25000 budget.. most of us dont work in that world of instant gratification ... ken ps: define cultivar .... its a VARiety that is CULTIvated ... for given specific properties ... e.g. the common morning glory is a small white ... while a 'cultivar' or variety of morning glory .. that is commonly planted.. is the giant sky blue 'cultivar' ... there are many cultivars.. or 'named' varieties of JM .... and as alluded to above.. but there are many seed grown versions ... named varieties are EXACT DUPLICATES of the original named one .... seed grown plants are not supposed to be named .. because they are not duplicates.. due to the vagaries of dna within the seed itself .... you may not be able to tell them apart.. they are so close.. but they are not EXACT ... that is the best i can do in one paragraph .. short of a doctoral thesis ... |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 20, 12 at 14:22
Just so you can make yourself more easily understood, a 'cultivator' is a tool used to till or cultivate the soil :-) A plant that has been selected for very specific characteristics and with a distinctly unique name is known as a 'cultivar' for cultivated variety. As others have mentioned, if your is a seed grown tree then it has no cultivar designation and is a just an example of the species, Acer palmatum. And because there is huge variability in seed grown plants, depending on their parentage, even the species trees can be very distinct and dissimilar from each other. That shouldn't discourage you though - even if not exactly the same, species Japanese maples can be lovely trees. You might also want to check into selecting one or two named cultivars instead. Many of us who grow JM's can get quite addicted to the huge range of colors, sizes and growth habits these trees offer and how they never fail to compliment a garden. |
- Posted by pmsmith2032 5b (My Page) on Tue, Mar 20, 12 at 15:12
Thanks everyone! As of yesterday, the Japanese Maple was just about to leaf-out, so I will post pictures in the next day or two. If anyone cares to see our backyard project, there are pictures, plans, etc in the "Landscape Design section" titled " Landscaping Ideas for Backyard - Privacy". |
- Posted by pmsmith2032 5b (My Page) on Mon, Mar 26, 12 at 0:03
Here are a few pictures of the Japanese Maple now that it has "leafed-out": Any suggestions on two other Japanese Maples that might be good matches? |
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A question was asked about gluing.
While I don't make plate flowers, I am not sure why you guys have problems gluing. If you use the right glues, good glues, and follow instructions carefully, it should not be any problem. Just to show you: a small nail head with a drop of epoxy glued to a plate can hold a very heavy load. I didn't have enough heavy stuff to break it apart. dcarch |
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- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Sat, Oct 24, 09 at 7:11
Impressive experiment. It may be that epoxy glue is the way to go with ceramics and metal. That isn't totally clear from your experiment. I think performance in a garden through wind and sun and weather over time with different materials is a whole other matter. Many people have tried different glues that were "supposed" to work and they failed in the outdoor garden junk environment! Send me one of those pretty forks of yours and I'll epoxy one of my plate flowers to it and set it out for the winter! kathy |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Sat, Oct 24, 09 at 13:35
I've used the 2 part epoxy, the liquid kind, on my flower backs. They eventually fell apart. A friend told me about the marine epoxy that she was using. It's clay-like consistency and you knead it until it all turns white. It's supposed to hold 300+ pounds. All of her's fell apart and so did mine. |
I agree Concrete. And since we are in such different climates, we may as well get one of the forks sent out to me to try also. See what North Texas does to it! :0) ~Ann |
If you want, I can test one here... the farmers almanac is predicting record snow falls for Wisconsin this year. I can bury it in a 6' snow drift and see how it holds up. (and isn't that a depressing thought) I'm not that big of a fan of plate flowers, but for the sake of the experiment I could throw one together. |
- Posted by luna_llena_feliz 5B (My Page) on Sun, Oct 25, 09 at 2:29
Another factor in totems and plate flowers is you want the glue/adhesive to be clear which isn't always the case with epoxy. Cool experiment though! |
- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Sun, Oct 25, 09 at 7:29
all this talk about metal and glass has gotten me thinking/ remembering. I'm going to try something new today and report back! Its supposed to be a lovely day here in NH! I'm so glad its Sunday and my dh gets to enjoy it also. kathy |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Sun, Oct 25, 09 at 17:10
Yes, gravity is a big factor. I had 2 birdbaths fall apart. I had pulled on the pieces to make sure the joints were stable. One buyer was carrying it over his shoulder, the other one over his arm. I was told by a man in this area who does this type of craft that it was caused from gravity pulling on the heavy top which was glued to a smaller piece. |
Good experiment darch, but I have to agree with the other ladies....gravity, weight and weather. Not to mention, we like our glue to be clear so it doesn't take away from our art. When you first showed your forks on the back of the plates, I didn't think they were glued, that's why I asked the question. People have lots of great ideas, but if it doesn't hold up outside for "our" kind of art, well, it doesn't really help us. But we appreciate your artistic ability. |
The idea of the experiment is to show you all that weight and gravity is not an issue. I added even more weight later and still could not break the bond, and it was just a tiny bit of glue holding up the heavy loads, a lot more weight than the plates you can ever put on. I used black epoxy because that's what I happen to have. Pure epoxy is clear. Weather is not an issue either. I have used epoxy outdoors a lot for many years. For your information, fiber glass boats, and many outdoor items are basically made with epoxy. Silicone glue is also very strong and very long lasting outdoors. The point is to be very careful in following instructions and use fresh glues. Fresh meaning fresh from the date the glue is made, not when it is first open. Also, roughing the surfaces is very helpful, whatever you are gluing. Don't touch the surfaces with your fingers afterwards. Have fun. dcarch |
- Posted by therustyone 9 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 26, 09 at 22:52
"The point is to be very careful in following instructions" That sentence just might be the clue to any failures in using epoxy. And it also brings to mind a question. Just how 'forgiving' is Epoxy? I have wondered if getting just a bit too much of one component or the other might cause an inferior bond. Also, how would over or under mixing affect it. Seems like there could possibly be a lot of variables that could possibly have an effect. dcarch, please don't stop posting your ideas and creations just because a few here don't think they apply. Rusty |
Rusty, Thanks. Epoxy is heat and UV activated. If it is used in too cold an environment, it may not cure properly. Over mixing may create too many bubbles and weakens the mixture. Under mixing may not allow it to cure properly. dcarch |
- Posted by therustyone 9 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 27, 09 at 10:37
Another question is, is there a difference in brands? Are there some brands that 'work' better or are more apt to fail than others? I think all of these things are definite considerations, and should be considered before claiming it just doesn't hold up in this usage. Rusty |
"----Another question is, is there a difference in brands? Are there some brands that 'work' better or are more apt to fail than others? ---" I have not had bad ones before, so I don't know if there are bad brands. I took the time to show everyone here that the problem is not epoxy. If the above experiment is not convincing enough that epoxy works, I don't know what can. dcarch |
- Posted by therustyone 9 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 28, 09 at 18:26
Your comment about the quick set epoxies pretty much answers another question. Thanks. And thank you, too, for taking the time and putting forth the effort to try to enlighten people here about epoxie. I hope others here appreciate you as much as I do. Rusty |
Thank you for directing me to this thread dcarch. You have confirmed my thought that I should be using an epoxy. Have a great day! |
I'm curious to know if anyone has tested the epoxy theory. In my climate, my half marbles eventually popped or slipped off my bowling balls. It makes me sick to see my wisteria bowling ball all naked. Carol |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Wed, Dec 28, 11 at 18:44
Early in the days of my plate flower creation I used 2 part epoxy at the urging of my husband. They fell apart. After about 4 years I still have the best luck with GE silicone. |
That's what I used. (GE Silicone) I guess our weather is too extreme for long-term success. |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Fri, Dec 30, 11 at 2:59
I'm sorry to hear that. Did you clean the bowling balls good before gluing them? Was the tube of silicone outdated? Some of the crafters here have used it for their bowling balls, if I remember right, with good luck. I don't know what the weather is like where they live. I grew up in Oklahoma so I know how extreme the weather can be. I was back there just last month visiting family. They were having earthquakes, tornado warnings, horrendous rain, lightning and thunder storms, hail in some areas and that was over about 2 days time. I was yelling, "Get me outta here!!" |
Yes, one day we had 5 different things going on across the state: tornado, earthquake, snow, rain, and warm weather. I did clean the bowling ball and it was a freshly opened tube of silicone, but not sure if the tube itself was "fresh." I will check that next time. (But, oh, it took me forever to cut those half marbles!) |
- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Sat, Dec 31, 11 at 13:47
I've never done a bowling ball, but some folks here say there are 2 different kinds and one of them expands and contacts with the heat and cold. But I actually think that was a reason to use geii, because it could expand a bit with the change in the ball. Lexel might be better with expanding and contracting. I don't love Lexel for plate floweers because it stays too "loose", but I may use it along my onepiece kitchen counter backsplash because the silicone cracked there. Good luck Kathy |
Has anyone tried JB Weld, SikSil, Loctite or Permatex products? Loctite makes an adhesive that speciically says glass to metal. |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 1:03
I tried epoxy and the flower fell of the backing in a very short time. Tried Lexel and it took forever to cure so gave up on that. The GE silicone for W & D works for me so I stick with it. I haven't counted, but I've probably made well over 100 garden items using it. |
one detail Garden Whimsies by Mary told me is to make sure you have a solid line of GE, if there is any gap, water will get in and eventually wear it off. |
On my totems I use GE silcon, and agree with mjowest that you have to make a complete circle. But on my flowers, I drill them. Because they are vertical, the gluing will eventually give to gravity. I use a tile/glass bit and keep water in the plate, dish, bowl, etc. while drilling. I use a drawer pull and screw to keep them all together on a metal pole (hammered flat and drilled). Hope this helps. |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Fri, May 3, 13 at 17:41
My husband made an interesting statement last night. He said boaters sometimes use E6000 for small boat repairs because it will hold up in salt water. I looked up E6000 on the web and it looks like he's right. I know it's a really strong adhesive, but it can be harmed by UV. The site said that it could be painted to eliminate that. There is an outdoor E6800 but I think it's quite expensive. I think it dries clearer than GE silicone, but for the time being I'm sticking with it because I sell a lot of my garden art and I know it works. I've had flowers out year around for years. |
dcarch : I took the time to show everyone here that the problem is not epoxy. If the above experiment is not convincing enough that epoxy works, I don't know what can. Perhaps if you had hung it outdoors for a year or two. It's not as if other peoples' projects didn't hold together at first. |
- Posted by a.girl.named.max 4a (My Page) on Sun, Jun 9, 13 at 18:45
Annyor, I agree with you. I always drill my glass whenever possible. However, you mentioned in your post that with your glass flowers you use a drawer pull and and screw to keep everything together. I haven't seen that method before and I can't visualize it. Can you explain further and/or post a pic? Thanx. |
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Years and years ago the Giant Food in the DC area sold a cake called "Rum Cake". It did not have any rum just rum flavoring. It was a small bundt cake with red cherries and pecans on the top - sort of like pineapple in an upside down cake but only 3-4 cherries and 3-4 whole pecan halves. The cake was not frosted only glazed and/or dipped in this rum syrup. I can replicate the glaze but for the life of me I can not get the cake recipe to come out right. Anyone????? DL |
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Ohhhh, Giant used to have the bestest onion rolls! Sorry, I can't help with the rum cake. |
And their almond danish.........yum |
- Posted by dancinglemons (My Page) on Mon, Mar 22, 10 at 2:25
I FOUND IT !!!!! This is not the original Giant Food Store recipe but it is really close AND it looks almost exactly like the cake I remember. I am posting a link with photos & recipe just in case anyone is interested. DL |
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- Posted by dancinglemons (My Page) on Tue, Mar 23, 10 at 2:17
BTW -- I do not mix the chopped nuts into the batter - only put them into the bottom of the bundt pan before the batter goes in. I also use Pecans only. My take on the Giant Food glaze for this rum cake includes McCormick Imitation Rum Extract. The flavor of the McCormick Imitation Rum extract is exactly the same as that used in the Giant Food cake. I am almost 100% sure the store bakery did not use real rum. DL |
- Posted by julier1234 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 24, 10 at 14:14
DL - this looks really good. I am always trying new rum cake recipes. Can you post the conversions on the amounts? I'm lazy - ha! |
Wow, looks good, enjoy. |
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The Books and Writings of Kurt R.A. Giambastiani
07 April 2005
Legend: Questions from the Audience are presented in red. Answers by the Speaker are in black. The Moderator's comments are in blue.
Mary Rosenblum
Hello, all!
Welcome to our Professional Connection Inteview.
Tonight we're chatting with Kurt Giambastiani.
Kurt Giambastiani writes Speculative Fiction, including the Fallen Cloud Saga, with four books out of five already on the shelves and the fifth book in progress. In this version of American History, the Europeans and Native peoples follow a different path in a very different world, while in Dreams of a Desert Wind, step into an alternate Middle East and listen to the voice of the desert wind.
Kurt, Welcome! I managed to miss you entirely at NorwesCon two weeks ago...dunno how THAT happened!
Kurt Giambastiani
Probably because I wasn't there to be seen! I'm not much of a con-goer.
Ah...I feel better! I was kicking myself for not hunting you down. I have to say I am intrigued by your Fallen Cloud saga...an alternate American history. For those of you who have not checked out Kurt's website. How did you get there?
Get where, Mary? To the website or to the idea for it? For the saga, I mean?
Oh, the idea of the alternate US.
It began as a short story idea. What if American Indians rode dinosaurs? It bloomed easily into enough information for a novel and that turned into a five-book series.
Cool idea...didn't you publish that short story? I kept thinking that I had seen it when I looked at your books.
No, I never developed it as a short story. The research too quickly expanded the original idea
Oh, I bet it did. :-) All my SF novels started as short stories and simply got too big. So how did you get started writing?
Actually, I was dared into it...A friend of mine, who knew I liked to imagine stories and such, challenged me to write a short story for his writers group.They were all writing a short story based on the same first line.So I took him up on it, wrote it, and sold it.
After that, I was hooked.
I guess so! Okay, you're the exception that proves the 'rejection slips come first' rule! :-) Did you go straight to the novel from there?
I got plenty of rejections between Sale #1 and Sale #2. No, I gave myself 5 years to sell to a "major" market, in short stories. I did that, and then went on to the novel form. I still write short stories now, but mostly as a way to develop an idea for a novel.
Oh, good! For all the aspiring writers out there struggling with rejection slips, I'm glad to hear that you're mortal. LOL
Is alternate history a subgenre of Sci-Fi? How do the stores treat it?
Yes, and they treat it as exactly that: a subgenre of Sci-Fi. You'll find it interspersed with all the other sf/f on the shelves.
It doesn't really cross over into mainstream, does it? I can't remember any in particular.
Some writers make it over to mainstream or to historical fiction, but not many.
So what enticed you into alternate history? The cool idea?
I never actually read any of it before I wrote the Fallen Cloud books. And lots of hardcore alt-history fans think I went too far off the beam to be called "alternate history". But the idea of an alternate America took me there, Big Time.
Was it your dinosaurs that got the alt-history fans up in arms?
Primarily, yes. Their complaint was that I "changed too much" and yet kept much of history the same. It comes from a difference in philosophies about the nature of time, and the differences one change might create.
Don't you hate it when people dealing in created universes start making rules? :-)
LOL...Yes! I was told that what I had proposed was impossible, and I always countered with "Hey, it's FICTION"
No kidding. I guess sometimes we take ourselves too seriously, out here in speculative land. :-)
How far into alternate do typical alt history books go? Indians and dinosaurs sounds almost like alternate prehistory. heh
Good question...Most AH books deal with a specific change to an event in human history. Nazis won WWII. The South won the Civil War. Most of them deal with a change in some war or battle or some such and they extrapolate from there. My changing the fauna of the Americas dating back to the Cretaceous period was a bit too much for some.
But it sure is a fun read. :-)
What percentage of fiction sales comprise the speculative genre?
Gosh I don't have a number for that, Kurt, do you?
That's a hard one to even begin to answer. I don't know that anyone has the data for it. Looking at the shelf-space, though, I think you'd have to say that sf/f/h accounts for about 10-15% of all Fiction sales. Wild guess, though.
It's not huge, but it's significant. I do know that Romance gets the biggest share of the pie, and mystery is pretty big...that's of the fiction market. I must say that I really like Dreams of the Desert Wind out from Fairwood Press.
Thank you! It's my favorite published book, so far.
I thought it was more sophisticated and complex, but I haven't read all your saga books. And you have some lovely imagery.
For DREAMS, I drew heavily on my experiences in the Middle East. It's a place filled with amazing images.
When you're writing something that is fairly close to the real world like that and how difficult is it to let the reader know what is familiar and what has changed?
Well, I always assume that my readers aren't stupid and that they're aware of current events and a bit of history, too. So I don't spoon-feed them with big red letters saying; "Oh, by the way, the Palestinian state doesn't exist yet!!" But there are places where you have to make sure it's known that Things Are Different.
Do you find yourself creating characters who will have a 'need to know', or situations that will make some realities clear?
Not for the purpose of laying out what's different, no, though I find "sidekicks" a very useful tool for getting exposition into the prose without being ham-handed about it. Mostly, I'll merely mention the difference a couple of times, when it comes up. But only when it's pertinent to the plot.
I guess you really do have to assume that your readers have SOME reasonable knowlege of the time you portray in your book!
Yes, otherwise they wouldn't have been drawn to it in the first place. That's the assumption, anyway. And it's not so much the differences that are important but what the characters DO about the difference.
True. And I suppose, you are really writing for different 'levels' of readers. Some will enjoy the story and characters and know some things are different while others, with a deeper knowledge of the period, will be more impressed with the breadth of your changes.
Yes, and for example, those who read the Fallen Cloud books will (I hope) enjoy the story on a basic level while those who know something about George A Custer will enjoy seeing the changes in him. And those who enjoy political intrigue will enjoy that part.
I have to say that it did occur to me that even if your books are read by someone raised on the proverbial desert island who had never heard the name Custer and had no idea whether dinosaurs roamed the western US or not -- that reader would still have a good read.
That's the hope, anyway! Custer is an interesting character whether you know the history of the real Custer or not.
I think you may have answered info's question, but I'll pose it and see if you want to add more.
For the sake of argument, if someone isn't as up to date on events, present day or historic, do you write your novels so they are still understandable at that level?
Yes, info, I do. I want it to be interesting to anyone who picks it up, and not just students of history or of a period. But I also want those history students to be pleased!
And I have to say that the alternate history books I've read have tended to revolve around major historical events that are widely known.
There are some that are more into minute changes but those are more scholarly in nature, almost "thought experiments" about what might have been. The more popular works are about things You Should Know About.
Ah yes, we have a local writer who is essentially writing for history grad students.
How much research goes into one of your AH novels and how do you know when you've gotten enough material to get started?
LOL! I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH!!! But about 3-6 months of reading goes into the background material for my books. That's per setting, not per book. I was able to leverage research on Fallen Cloud Book 1 into Book 2 (and 3 and 4). Each one requires more research, but only about another month or two. But I'm never satisfied with the detail though my editors shriek at it all.
So when do you know it's time to stop researching and write?
Research is seductive and addictive so at a certain point, I've just learned to stop. Mostly, though, it's at the point where all my "big" questions about the characters and plot have been answered. The other research comes later, to fact-check and fill in details. For every fact/detail in the books, there are 5-10 I left out.
Ah....that's the real task for me...leaving facts out! How do you decide what stays and what goes?
I've been accused of putting "too much history" in my books. And to a certain extent, it's true. I've had to reread and rewrite with a more critical eye and look for those facts and details that clog up the prose or have no strong purpose for a scene.
Do you give your book to critiquers at all, or work on it solo until you turn it in?
In writing a book...any book...I hit a wall at every 30,000 words and I have my wife, who is my First Reader, read through what I have so far. Then she says "No, it's NOT stupid," and I go on. But no one else reads it until it's done and then it goes to my circle (small circle) of First Readers for critique.
I think we all need that reader who can tell us 'it's not stupid." :-) How much revision do you end up doing?
My rewrites are not extensive, primarily because I'm an outliner. I outline the plot to a fairly detailed level before I begin so my rewrites are line-level or in rare cases, moving/removing chapters or scenes.
I have to say that I really reduced my revision when I began outlining in detail. But how much does your outline change from the original outline to the finished story?
Good question. Answer: both a little and a lot. I always end up in basically the same place but sometimes I take a different route getting there. Characters can and do assert their will and bring in new twists. But because my plots are fairly intricate I can't just let it freewheel...I need to know where I'm going to end up. The outline is a "serving suggestion" not a recipe.
I use very much the same method...and it's particularly useful in mystery where you HAVE to get to that end! :-) But there are many many ways to get from page one to 'the end'.
How does an alternate history writer avoid the "that's already been done" problem? Do publishers care?
It saves a LOT of grief from going down blind alleys...for me at least. Yes, publishers care...a LOT. But an AH writer would avoid the "Been there Done that" problem the same way any other writer does, by knowing what's been done. Or if you ARE doing something that's been done, do it differently with a twist or spin that's good enough to get it noticed.
Does that mean another "Da Vinci Code" wouldn't sell?
No. In fact, I think that Dan Brown's made a new sub-genre of thriller that many will emulate. I bet there are a hundred knock-off titles on editors desks, waiting to be read.
And here again...you need the twist or new approach that makes YOURS stand out.
There's a big difference between similar and derivative.
True, and Kurt, wouldn't you say that just as with Hollywood, the publishing world does like to repeat 'winners if they can? The same but different this time?
Absolutely...and to the detriment of the medium, IMO...
No argument from me there, sigh.
It's the "Do that again!" mentality that makes it harder for innovation.
And sends some very fine books to the small press publishers like Fairwood.
I was struck with the similarities between Brown's book and Katherine Neville's The Magic Circle. Is one derivative?
I haven't read Neville's book, so I don't know. I'd guess that they were merely similar, though, unless Neville's book came out on the heels of Brown's.
So you have to be familiar with the body of extant works? That sounds like a lot of reading or at least research.
Well, if you're not (as I was not familiar with AH) you run the risk of writing a book that is too similar to what someone else has done. I'm sure many of us (myself included) have written a short story only to have someone in your critique group say "Hey, that's just like Roger Zelazny's BLAHDIBLAH book!" You have to be aware or you might repeat. Similar ideas will crop up in writers' heads.
And I think one has to realize that EVERYTHING more or less has been done, and that does not prevent you from doing something similar that will have as much or even more power as that 'original'.
Right. How many versions of ROMEO AND JULIET are out there? Or HAMLET...? The plays themselves were reworks. A retelling can be as powerful as the original.
It can indeed. And what role do you feel that characters play in those retellings? Is that where the difference can lie?
In the end, yes. Though some retellings might change setting more than characters. The characters have also changed.
Isn't that also because our perceptions are all so different?
Every reader brings him/herself to a book and will read different things into a work. I've had readers tell me they got things out of my stories that I never put in there. But they're not wrong...It just came from the reader, not me.
You said you have had a few reject slips between your first sale and the second - was there a lesson you learned between those two sales?
That writing is hard work! And there were many rejects. A long time between sale 1 and 2. But I knew that Sale 1 was a fluke. All the other writers I knew told me so! Rejections taught me to toughen my skin and to work some discipline into my writing habits, if I wanted to succeed.
What is your writing day, like? Do you work every day?
When I'm working on a project, I have a weekly goal, not a daily goal. I have a schedule for writing...some evenings, some weekend writing. But with a full-time job and wanting to see my wife now and again, it takes some scheduling. I'm also not a fast writer. A book a year is about my best, with research and all. But as the old saw goes "a page a day is a book a year." So I work to a weekly word count goal.
I want to talk a bit more about how you juggle life and writing, since nearly everyone here is doing just that...but hommemonk had a comment on rejection slips.
But what if you're not that tough?
hommemonk, I don't think any writer is that tough...to start out. So it hurts...sometimes a lot. But as they came in, and as I learned about the craft I saw that I was getting better. One also has to realize that there are just some idiots out there in editors' chairs. And a rejection slip doesn't mean that the story is bad, only that it didn't do what you wanted it to do. The fault is in the words, not in the writer. And so you learn. And you get tougher.
That's very well put, Kurt, thank you.
Were the other books in your Fallen Cloud series written under contract? Or do you write a book and then look to publish it when youre done?
Yes, did you sell the entire series of five?
It was complicated. I wrote Book 1, not thinking of it as the first in a series. My agent sold book 1, and they wanted a sequel. So I rewrote it so that it had a loose end at the finale and at that point, I wrote the outline for all five books. But we sold Books 1 & 2 together and then sold Books 3 & 4 before they were written. Book 5 has not been sold, yet.
So everybody go buy books 1 - 4 and then Roc will publish 5, too. :-) Kurt we have quite a few folk in the audience who are working on that first novel and could use some advice...did you get an agent before you started shopping your novel or did you send it around on your own first?
I decided early on that I would try for an agent before I marketed my book. My thinking was that an agent would help me sell it and I didn't want to waste any opportunities by marketing it myself. But you can go either way. Agent first or market while agent searching.
Well, you can do that in SF and romance, but just about nowhere else anymore, alas. Did you find your agent through the cons, or by a reference from another writer?
True. I found my agent by sending out a bazillion query letters and sending them chapters/synopses when they asked for them. It took me a year (!) to find my agent. And now I'm actually looking for a new agent.
Ooooh, thank you! You are a great example, Kurt. A lot of writers get terribly discouraged at how long and drawn out the find-an-agent process is. But see? It DOES work! So how come the new agent?
My writing has been moving and changing and my old agent doesn't think she can do an adequate job of representing it. Primarily, I'm drifting away from genre work and towards mainstream. My old agent was strictly genre.
Ah, that's what I was about to ask. Yes, a lot of genre agents don't really cross over into mainstream and good for your agent for being honest about it. Who is your agent by the way?
Eleanor Wood, of Spectrum Literary Agency
Oh yes. She's good, and yes, honest about what she can handle. :-)
We've always had a very straightforward relationship.
What does it mean to drift towards mainstream?
Good question, wardg. For me, it means that my books are less interested in the "tropes" of sf/f and more character-driven, more internal. Basically, my characters and their relationships are either the drivers of the action or are the entire point of the tale. So there's less external action.
I thought Dreams of a Desert Wind was certainly heading in that direction...not really a Roc book. And I thought it was much stronger, to be honest.
No, it's not. But I'm glad that Patrick took a chance on it. The characters are the main reason the story exists.
Is there really that much difference between genre and mainstream?
Writeaway, I'd say that there CAN be that much difference. There definitely are character-driven sf/f books, but they're not the norm. While if you read anything by...oh, Alice Hoffman or Louise Erdrich you'll see the sf/f elements, but they're not the heart of the story. The characters are.
Does mainstream necessarily mean more marketable?
Not in my opinion. Mainstream is a genre, just like sf/f. And mainstream is really the one genre that's becoming LESS restrictive while the others are becoming MORE restrictive. Mainstream might pay more, though!
And there's probably more competition.
Does it help your references to have been "agented" before? I mean...in your search for a new agent does the fact you've been taken seriously before by an agent help you in your search at all?
I laugh...I cry...Yes, it means I get rejections at a quicker rate! I hope that it means I'm getting to the top of the line, and getting a good look from a rep. But there's no guarantee.
Hello! I'm joining a bit late so forgive me if I've touched on something you've already answered. How do you go about getting all the needed background information that makes historical stories so accurate?
Where do you start your research? This is helpful even to people not writing alternate history who are simply trying for realistic settings.
Thanks for the compliment, ashton...I work hard to make those stories seem real. Whether they're sf/f, AH, or mainstream I've compiled lists of websites and reference works. I have a library full of books on subjects like the Cheyenne and Alexandria and such places and peoples that I've used in my books. And I have CDs full of maps and details from the Library of Congress and such places. You acquire a lot of reference material, and it all leads to more.
Do you tend to begin with the internet?
Often, yes, though with the Cloud books, I started with a book about dinosaur extinction. That led to another book and finally I went out to the 'net.
How do you know when you've got enough research done to begin the book?
When I have all the questions about the plot answered, I have enough to start. But as long as I'm not sure if chapter X makes sense, for whatever reason I'll dig further. Research of the details comes later, and during the writing. But STARTING is the important thing, I've learned. Otherwise, I'd do nothing but research, and never get the book written!
Yes, it can indeed be a nice sinkhole! So you keep researching right up through the end of the book?
Yes, especially because...as we mentioned earlier...I sometimes deviate from the outline. When I do that, I need to know that I'm heading down a viable path and there's always the odd question, like "When were plows invented?" that must be answered. A trick I've learned, though -- when I'm writing, and I come across a detail I'm not sure of. I type <?> It's a little phrase or item I can easily search on.
Those markers are handy when you need to go back and find that detail in 350 ms pages!
Exactly. And it doesn't slow me down in writing.
I use XXX myself. :-)
So many new writers think outlining is a daunting task they'd just as soon not deal with. Have you found outlining to be invaluable?
For me, yes...but I know others who simply can't, and who do well enough as writers. But they're usually fast writers..."Swoopers" I call them. They breeze in on a weekend and pound out 30,000 words and if they have to rewrite 10,000 of them, so be it. I write slowly...maybe ten pages on a very good day. So outlining saves me from making 10,000 word mistakes. Oh... And you'll have to outline it anyway when you write up a synopsis to show the publisher/agent.
And you'll have to learn to write a GOOD synopsis!
I don't usually write that fast... but once I've got a story outlined, I know what's going to happen and the joy is taken out of the writing.... I think I should learn to use an outline, but i don't know where to start... any suggestions?
There are different places to find joy in writing. There's plotting, characterizing, detail, prose. Lots of places. But perhaps you could start with what I call "The Hardy Boy Outline." It's very brief -- One line per chapter. Perhaps a little more for the complicated parts. But it leaves you LOTS of room for expansion and sub-plots and there's tons of fun in that. Especially for stories. You don't have to outline much. Remember that I'm writing novels, at 120-140,000 words. I NEED that outline!
And a lot of outlining has to do with revision time. You don't have so many of those 10,000 word mistakes! So Kurt, since we're getting short on time, want to tell us what's next for you? You have a Ploughman series that you hope to sell, right?
I have a two-book historical fantasy set in 9th century Brittany. Those are my Ploughman Chronicles. And I just finished a time-travel romance that I hope to sell. I'm very excited about that one.
Oh, cool. They are quite hot! Try Dorchester.
I got to do lots of research for that. Will do! And now I'm working on a more mainstream novel. So, lots of possibilities.
No kidding! I liked what you had on your site about the Ploughman Chronicles...good luck with that one!
That's the one that's based on a story you published in Marion Zimmer Bradley's magazine, right?
Yes. The story was "Ploughman's Son," and it bloomed into a novel, and then into a second novel.
Cool...good time period, too.
So an outline is really just to keep the details of characters and plot lines straight?
I use an outline for many things, those among them. Also, it helps me keep "on theme," so I remember what I want to say with the book. And if I know that we're going to have a big battle scene in three chapters I can start building the tension now. That sort of thing.
So Kurt, what advice would you offer folk here? What have you learned that you want to share?
The most important lesson I have learned is "determine your goals." Decide on what you want to get out of writing. Do you want fulfillment? Fame? Money? Because you have to orchestrate your career differently for those different goals. Writing is an art, but Publishing is a business and Publishing doesn't give a whit about your artistic soul. They want to make money. It's harsh but it's part of that toughening up process we spoke of earlier.
That's right...and I'd like to add a complimentary bit of advice, myself, here which is, define what success means to YOU early on. Because there are many different 'standards of success' in this business, so don't let yourself get sidetracked from yours.
I agree completely, Mary.
Paja has a last question, let me slip it in here.
How do you know when a book is blooming into another one?
paja, I generally know that during the outlining process. It becomes very clear when the story has farther to go than one book will be able to tell. Another vote for outlining!
Yep. :)
Thank you for being with us tonight, Kurt!
Indeed! Thank you VERY much for coming...
My pleasure!
Youve really had some excellent things to say.
Thanks a lot I have a lot more notes than usual from this interview!
Thank you so much. Blessings.
I'm glad that you all enjoyed the chat!
I had a great time.
You've been an excellent guest, Kurt. Best of luck with Ploughman, and your time travel romance!
Good night!
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The Bloody Question of Titanfall's native display resolution continues to preoccupy large sections of the internet. Respawn has now flatly denied a rumour that the final game will run at a lower resolution than the beta, which displays at 792p. The developer has yet to comment, however, on a rumour that the final resolution is in fact a scintillating 1080p.
Update 2: It's all over, ladies and gents. Respawn's Vince Zampella has shot down the 1080p report on Twitter. Thanks for the heads-up, BenMorrow1.
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As you were.
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- 11-14-2012, 05:25 PM Thread Author #1
Wireless Charging on S3
I bought a new back cover with the wireless charging in the back. It's the one from Ebay, see Android Central. So far so good. I am coming to android from palm/hp webos and have touchstones everywhere. This should be awesome!
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Re: Wireless Charging on S3
So it works with a TouchStone? I happen to have one sitting on my desk from an HP Veer my friend didnt want anymore. Can you confirm if the magnets on the touchstone hold the S3?
- 11-14-2012, 08:20 PM Thread Author #4
- 11-14-2012, 08:27 PM Thread Author #5
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
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- 11-14-2012, 10:10 PM Thread Author #7
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Sorry, I do not have one to try. It does not work through either OtterBox case. Only naked gs3. Also new back cover is tighter to install, less roomy in the back.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Android Central Forums - 11-15-2012, 07:32 AM Thread Author #8
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Here is a link to the article.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Android Central Forums - 11-15-2012, 11:19 AM #9
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Hopefully some other wireless charging options will support use of the technology with the OtterBox cases.
Then maybe owners like myself and others who want the technology and will not give up the OB case will get what we are looking for.
Should be interesting to see what the Samsung wireless solution brings to the table.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Wireless Charger Enters Into Production
At least the Samsung solution is 40% thinner according to the above article so it might fit inside the OB cases. - 12-18-2012, 12:01 PM #10
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Has anyone tried using a Palm Touchstone with this ebay purchased wireless charging back on their S3 WITH any kind of case and have it work? I'm wondering if some of the very thin (1mm) grippy covers might still allow the charging to take place. I have a Pre2 and formerly a Pre+ and I recall reading that there were a few of the very thin cases/covers that still allowed the use of the Touchstone.
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
I tried it with 3 different cases, and it does not work.. magnets are not strong enough to hold the phone in place with a case and i am sure the charging signal isnt either.. i usally go raw on my phones just because i like to show the slick design...why would i want to buy a slim down phone and convert it into a brick? I know we are all clumpsy and whta not but if you spend retail money on phones like i do every 6months you get to appreciate the equipment and guard it with your life lol...
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Re: Wireless Charging on S3
So far, I'm on day 8 and no mishaps...any time now, the UPS guy will pull up and deliver my Otterbox Defender...and I will begin my case...experiment! I will feel much safer once the case is on. Bert, have you ever put a 'tacky' film type cover on the back of your phone? Maybe grippy is a better word. Or, is there a grippy back plate you can replace with on the S3? The back is just too slick. My Palm Pre+ and Pre2 both had this nice grippy feel to it that made it stay in my hand but slid easily into my pocket...and out again...unless I was wearing those skinny jeans of course!
My phone is now sitting on my desk, plugged in not only to give it full power, but as a safety tether...just in case...no pun intended. [Truthfully, when is a pun never intended by a twisted psyche?]
OK, so I'm updating to say I received my Otterbox Defender case and my S3 is now safe and sound...or safer and sounder than it was before. It went on pretty easy. I have the Glacier color (kind of a medium grey outer box with a white inner box) but the belt holder is black. It isn't too big, but it is a little bigger than I would like a case to be. I can fit it still in my pocket...just a little harder to get in and out, I'm glad about that. I might not use the belt holder except when out in the field.
I will now be waiting a couple weeks or so for my other cases...and my Touchstone capable S3 back cover to arrive for my testing to begin. I don't really think I will find a case that works. I had a case for my Pre+ that had 2 different backs to use...a solid one, and one with a cut out exactly the size of the Touchstone puck. That made it real easy to position the Pre+ on the touchstone. - 01-09-2013, 09:22 AM #14
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
My Touchstone Capable back came in and my S3 is charging wirelessly on my Touchstone Puck! This is fun! I tried putting just the inner hard shell Otterbox case of the Defender 'system' on my S3, and it would not charge. If I pressed a little bit down on the phone, the wireless charging indicator would beep and come on for a half a second, then disappear, then back on and off...so it is close, but no WEO (an old phrase from Winn-Dixie grocery store ad...means practically the same as "Close, but no cigar").
I will report back when I get other cases to test.
One observation, the S3 does not sit as snugly on the puck as my Pre's did. There are 2 reasons for this I think...the S3 back is slightly curved, so the left and right sides are not in full contact with the flat puck surface. I'm thinking about adding a strip of thin foam tape along each side of the puck to give a little stability with a cradle effect. The second reason is that the back is slick like the original S3 back, while the Pre touchstone capable backs were a little 'grippy'.
EDIT UPDATE: I have had limited sucess by taking off the outer 'gel' case of the otterbox defender, and setting the hard inner case on the touchstone. Sometimes I get a charging signal, not often, but sometimes. The case is so slick though that it won't stay on the slanted surface of the touchstone. I may cut out the back of the hardshell just big enough to fit the touchstone. Then I could slip off the outercase and set in on for charging. This isn't too hard to do, but I'll probably be trying other cases in the near future. Once the Qi standard devices are available (and somewhat affordable) I think we will have better sucess because it appears the Qi coils can be a little further apart and still achieve charging. This isn't scientific at all, but I think a case that is 1.5 mm or thinner might work on a Touchstone, but maybe up to 3mm for a Qi charging system (that 3mm is based on the specs for Qi that say a 5mm distance between induction coils is the max, and assuming each device (phone and charger surface) have a 1mm thickness (conservative, probably more like 0.75mm each), you have about 3mm left for a case thickness. - 01-09-2013, 01:07 PM #15
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Do you mean, while it is sitting on the Touchstone charger puck? I'm not sure...I haven't used NFC yet on my phone. I don't have another S3 amongst my friends (they have an iPhone and a Blackberry... )...and my wife doesn't have one to share videos of the kids and what not ...so I can't answer your question.
pjcruiser, do you have anything to share on this question? - 01-10-2013, 01:50 PM #17
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
I have the charging coil from a palm pixi in my S3 and I'm able to read/write NFC tags.
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
OK, so yesterday I received both of the other cases I had ordered...several days early!
Unfortunately, neither of them will allow the use of the Touchstone. One seemed pretty thin, but no luck. The other was pretty thick, and had a slippery feeling rubber outside, almost like it had been oiled up.
The first one, which I do like, is:
Amazon.com: Shell Holster Combo Case for Samsung Galaxy S3 with Kick-stand -At&t, Verizon, T-mobile, Us Cellular and Sprint: Cell Phones & Accessories
The second one is:
Amazon.com: Kickstand Hybrid Hard Gel Case with Stand for Verizon, Sprint, T-mobile, AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, I747 - Black and Black: Cell Phones & Accessories
This is the slippery one...I won't be using it.
I guess I will try out a couple more...the wireless charging is pretty important to me...after world peace. - 01-30-2013, 04:43 PM #19
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Well, after liking that Shell Holster Combo Case for it's slimness and kickstand, I must report that it offers little protection from falls. It appears that it is metal, coated with a black matte paint that might give it just the slightest bit of shock protection...a thicker flexible paint I suppose. However, on Sunday night it was in the holster, and it fell from about 2 feet onto a tile floor and my screen cracked. I meant that the entire thing, holster and phone completely covered and protected fell as a single unit. You would think it was protected. I'm a bit perturbed. The crack hasn't crept across the screen yet...it's about an inch to 1.25 inches long and sort of looks like a thick hair on my screen...forever on my screen...until the end of time or the end of my 2 year contract...whichever comes first (at least the Mayan Apocalypse didn't affect me!).
So, it is back in my Otterbox defender, which doubles as a trick ski and a small shield in case Captain America loses his. I'm thinking about cutting a hole in the back of my Otterbox inner case to fit the touchstone. That way, I can peel off the rubber outer case of the Defender whenever I want to wirelessly charge.
Anyway - 01-31-2013, 07:25 AM Thread Author #20
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
Let us know if you cut a hole in your otterbox. I can honestly say that I have though the same thing, I have been going "naked" gs3 just to have wireless charging everywhere (Home, work, car) so if cutting a hole works i may join you in the quest for wireless charging while protected form drops.
Later down the road. - 01-31-2013, 07:26 AM Thread Author #21
- 02-14-2013, 09:48 AM Thread Author #23
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
UPDATE: NFC does not work while on touchstone. You really do need to touch backs together. Sorry for the delay.
Re: Wireless Charging on S3
In case this was not answered elsewhere, you can use the NFC touch backs feature with the Touchstone enabled back installed on the GS3. A friend of mine just got an S4 and we shared some photos. No problems.
The photos? They were of my friend feeding a wild deer wild blueberries right out of his hand on Gregory's Bald in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park...it was wild! -
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These bizarre jewelery creations by Loved To Death are made using the preserved body parts of dead animals.
According to the creator, all animal parts used to create these pieces have been professionally preserved and come from recycled sources. No animals are killed specifically to make this jewelery.
The taxidermy jewelery collection includes a Rabbit Foot Necklace, Squirrel Foot Keyhole Necklace, Hamster Skull Necklace, Squirrel Foot Wishbone Necklace, Gecko Skull Necklace, Squirrel Claw Knocker Necklace, Rattle Snake Head Necklace and a Squirrel Claw Barrette.


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Minnesota Vikings NFL Metal Shadow 59FIFTY Cap
Made of 70% Polyester, Woven, 30% Polyurethane
This Minnesota Vikings NFL Metal Shadow 59FIFTY Cap is exclusive to NewEraCap.com and not available at any other retailer. Get yours today!
This NFL Metal Shadow 59FIFTY® fitted cap features an embroidered (raised) Minnesota Vikings team namesake and logo on the front, stitched New Era® flag at wearer's left side, embroidered NFL® logo on the rear and metallic graphics on the visor. Interior includes branded taping and a moisture absorbing sweatband.
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