Status: Intelligence, uplift, and our place in a big cosmos http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2012/09/intelligence-uplift-and-our-place-in.html (7 months ago)
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| Member Since | Jul 06, 2012 |
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Scientist, futurist, author: Always looking to the future! David Brin worked as a physicist, till he quit research and teaching to become an entertainer. Lacking a singing voice, or other discernible talent, he chose writing. “I discovered a latent gift for making up stuff out of thin air,” he explains. And while this can at times apply to science, he deemed it best to aim this gift elsewhere. Lacking the heart to slander real people, he soon found you can lie all that you want to... about fictional characters! They can't gripe, or sue, if you strand them in space or marry them off to aliens, or ruin their reputations. What a deal.” David's novels include The Postman, Startide Rising, Earth, The Uplift War and Existence. Translated into more than twenty languages, they have won Hugo, Nebula and other awards. Earth, a ecological thriller, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. The Postman was kevincostnerized, or loosely adapted into a 1988 movie of the same title. His non-fiction book, The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? deals with issues of secrecy and privacy -- and how they affect our lives in an increasingly technological world. David appears from time to time on shows such as “The Universe,” “Prophets of Science Fiction” or “Life After People.” Official website: http://www.davidbrin.com/
Works
 | Those Eyes 6 pages, updated Sep 24, 2012  7 reads  0  0 |
 | The Smartest Mob: A Chapter from Existence 15 pages, updated Jul 17, 2012    1,924 reads 5 3 |
 | A Long, Lonely Road: Advice for New Writers 5 pages, updated Jul 09, 2012 271 reads 1 0 |
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DavidBrin
10 months ago
Thanks for the warm welcome, Myztikal! I've hooked up my website and twitter. Impressed by what's going on here. I'm encouraged to see so many young aspiring writers honing their craft, giving and taking feedback, and sharing ideas. Btw, I've posted some of my general writing advice for new writers on my website: http://www.davidbrin.com/advice.htm I've been asked many times about my take on The Postman movie. Mixed feelings, as it was visually gorgeous, but Costner did not want feedback from the author! My impressions summarized here: http://www.davidbrin.com/postmanmovie.htm David B
MyztikalTearz
10 months ago
Hello, Mr. Brin :) Welcome to Wattpad! It's humbling that I find myself in the presense of someone as esteemed as yourself! It's such an honor! I think it's great that you will share pieces of your work with the rest of us on this site :) To bring more credibility to your account, may I make a few suggestions? If you hover the mouse over your User Name in the tool bar, you can click My Profile and then the EDIT button. You can link your other accounts - facebook, web page, twitter, etc to wattpad. This will help ensure that your readers and "fans" can find you and purchase your books as quickly as possible! I had never seen the movie The Postman. I'd love to hear how you felt when you found out Kevin Costener was directing a movie loosely based on your novel though! Under the Community tab, you can click Clubs. There is a Club specifically for Published Writers http://www.wattpad.com/club/32-professional-writers to connect with one another. (Others straggle in for advice at times, as well.) If I can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to REPLY back to this to tag a message to me, Click my Pic to post on my board or Click Send Message on my Message Board to send me a Private Message. *Myztikal*
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