tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392710786116947267.post6377415290247546594..comments2023-09-26T11:56:59.005-04:00Comments on Virtual Vellum: Complex SpaceMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689588372003266118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392710786116947267.post-63756017479054545212010-06-17T16:18:38.880-04:002010-06-17T16:18:38.880-04:00Thanks for the encouragement, Dave!
I'll actu...Thanks for the encouragement, Dave!<br /><br />I'll actually be writing more about this next time (tomorrow if I get to it, otherwise Monday), but I've actually got a reason for wanting to get this right - it's because there's already a LOT of stuff I know I'm going to get wrong in the areas of aerospace engineering, rocketry, astrogation, international diplomacy and a bunch of other stuff. It's a highly complex novel in many ways, and I'm certain I'll make mistakes. I don't know why I focused on this one in particular, but I really wanted to get it at least close to right. Not that I've given up on the other topics by any means, but this felt to me like one that I just felt compelled to render accurately. Luckily, I also posted this elsewhere and got some really great info that I'll share in my next post.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689588372003266118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392710786116947267.post-89702227270319072302010-06-17T11:02:04.796-04:002010-06-17T11:02:04.796-04:00I think that the guy from NASA is probably used to...I think that the guy from NASA is probably used to uninformed interpretations of physics in fiction. No matter how diligent you try to be, you'll make mistakes in that complex field, so I wouldn't worry about it. Take your wife's advice and please the 98% with a compelling story and don't worry about the NASA engineer.<br /><br />In other words, I have no idea!! But I don't think it will matter in the big picture... If it seems plausible then it will be for most people, and if they like the story they will forgive you for not being a NASA engineer yourself.Dave Oddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423035579146206260noreply@blogger.com