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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 : 14:41:07
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Hi, Dennis.
No. I'm sure Aoth and the gang aren't done with dragons, but the latter are not a major focus in the next book. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 : 14:50:10
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Nice to hear that. [I've been seeing a lot of dragons in fiction lately, not just in FR]. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 20 Sep 2011 : 20:57:10
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was a guest on the PULPED! podcast. You can get the episode for free on iTunes or here:
http://pulped.libsyn.com/ |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 09:24:43
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quote: Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
For those who are interested, my thoughts on Shark Night 3D:
http://rleebyers.livejournal.com/
A fun read, indeed, but too be honest since Jaws I don't watch any movie including sharks on it... also I don't watch any movie including 3D on it |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia "I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again. "I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked Sapientia sola libertas est |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 15:11:01
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2D is my choice for many movies, also. I'd rather have brighter colors than 3D, and that seems to be the tradeoff, But when it's a B movie that I expect to go nuts throwing crazy 3D effects at me, then I'll pay the extra money and wear the plastic glasses. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 16:16:10
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quote: Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
2D is my choice for many movies, also. I'd rather have brighter colors than 3D, and that seems to be the tradeoff, But when it's a B movie that I expect to go nuts throwing crazy 3D effects at me, then I'll pay the extra money and wear the plastic glasses.
Good point, in a B movie is always reconforting to have some entrails flying at you from time to time. But I agree in the brighter colors issue. |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia "I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again. "I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked Sapientia sola libertas est |
Edited by - Thelonius on 23 Sep 2011 16:16:41 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36809 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 17:02:14
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quote: Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
2D is my choice for many movies, also. I'd rather have brighter colors than 3D, and that seems to be the tradeoff, But when it's a B movie that I expect to go nuts throwing crazy 3D effects at me, then I'll pay the extra money and wear the plastic glasses.
I don't like wearing the glasses for 3D... Especially now that I need glasses because of being nearsighted.
I once pondered whether there were any adult films made in 3D, but I was afraid to search to find out! |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 17:53:16
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I watch only fantasy and action movies in IMAX. Other genres, in regular cinemas. Strangely, the seats in some regular cinemas are better than in IMAX.
I have no serious eyesight problems, but I don't like wearing those plastic glasses. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 18:22:56
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I have heard that there's 3D porn, but I haven't seen any of it. It does seem to me that the aspects of porn that best lend themselves to the 3D treatment are not necessarily those that most appeal to a straight guy, so perhaps I haven't cheated myself out of all that much. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 07 Oct 2011 : 16:42:38
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Just in case anyone missed the previous announcement and would be interested, I'll be at the Spooky Empire con in Orlando this Saturday (and Saturday only.)
http://www.spookyempire.com/ |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 15:16:17
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A very insightful interview, Richard. I totally agree with Susan when she said “Richard Lee Byers’s work with villains is always extraordinary, giving them a depth and a raw emotional realism usually reserved for heroes.”
And these words from you made me nod in agreement: “Mastermind villains tend to have rich inner lives, detailed back-stories, and a grandeur to their ambitions that makes them charismatic. Every charismatic character makes a story that much more entertaining whether he’s a good guy or a bad guy.”
One question. You mentioned a couple of approaches in “believably defeating a mastermind.” Which of them you think is the best, or you prefer most of the time? |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 22:38:26
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Hi, Dennis. First off, thanks for the kind words.
Looking back over my work, I've tended to pit a team of heroes against the mastermind villain. But I don't think that's an inherently better way to do it. It's just what seemed like it would work in the particular story I was writing at the time. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 15:22:37
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Just one more reminder that I'll be a program participant at Necronomicon in St. Petersburg, FL Oct. 21-23.
http://www.stonehill.org/necro.htm |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2011 : 15:34:42
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quote: Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Hi, Dennis. First off, thanks for the kind words.
Looking back over my work, I've tended to pit a team of heroes against the mastermind villain. But I don't think that's an inherently better way to do it. It's just what seemed like it would work in the particular story I was writing at the time.
As have I. Though there were occasions when I made my mastermind villain ruin himself, by miscalculation, overconfidence, and little missteps like tiny snowballs turning into an avalanche. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2011 : 21:40:33
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I have a new blog post: "It's an Instant Netflix Halloween!" I'm recommending horror movies and thrillers you can download from the site in question.
http://rleebyers.livejournal.com/ |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 08 Nov 2011 : 14:23:21
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Like the New Pulp fiction? Want to help recognize excellence in the field? Check this out:
allpulp.blogspot.com |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 08 Nov 2011 : 14:42:08
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quote: Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
I realize this is probably redundant since, if you want to talk to me, you can simply do it here. Still, for anyone who's interested, I now have a Q&A with Richard Lee Byers group on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/57592.Q_A_with_Richard_Lee_Byers
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 08 Nov 2011 : 15:38:20
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I only visit Goodreads to read some reviews from people I know [and trust]. I don't post reviews or comments there. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Icelander
Master of Realmslore
1864 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2011 : 02:16:28
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Richard, I've got a question about the action in the first book of the Year of Rogue Dragon.
In your opinion, what percentage of Ylraphon's population survived the attack on the town? Just a few scattered survivors or enough to make for a refugee crisis on the area? The nucleus of a rebuilt town? |
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