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Subject: I liked it
From: Bill <*****@*****.net>(removed by request)
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 3:11 PM
I'm a registered nurse who is fascinated with the idea of intelligent company
in the Universe. I am also deeply involved with the spiritual future of our
people and am scared to death that we will become increasingly misguided by "the
few" narrow minded religious leaders out there. I loved your story, be it
fiction
or non fiction. I had a difficult time getting back to the computer fast enough
to finish it! You did a fine job of addressing some issues between good and
evil. Alas, I have not received any messages from Henry and Jenny, nor do I
find it easy to swallow your story.
I hope this helps you.
Bill
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Subject: "sastrugi"
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 12:08:26 -0500
From: Bob Mueller <[email protected]>
Organization: Compuware Corporation
To: [email protected]
Alan,
I finished your novel last week over several lunch hours, and I enjoyed
it very much. I'm a writer by profession (technical writer) and read
voraciously both for work and pleasure. I've always enjoyed sci-fi, and
especially liked your delicious and gruesome treatment of the Z-RET
"bugs"!
I find your explanation of the Roswell myth to be that of a
backward-travelling, terrestrial time machine interesting in light of
your later introduction of alien visitation further on in the story.
Usually, I find stories treating the Roswell story generally fall into
two camps: 1) Terrestrial in nature and Man is alone in the universe 2)
Alien in nature and Man has definite company. I found your duality
unusual.
By the way, were you aware that sastrugi is a term for "a type of old,
windblown snow?" I found this definition at: http://www.sastrugi.com: a
website containing Winter camping information (which you might find
interesting).
I'm glad you decided to post your novel. With the publishing industry as
it is, I doubt that I would've ever had the opportunity to read it
otherwise. Who knows? perhaps you can generate enough "hits" on your
site to command the attention of someone who may buy the story after
all...books?, magazine?, TV?, movie deal? I truly wish you luck.
Thanks and regards,
Bob Mueller
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Subject: the future
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:49:12 +0930
From: "kayb" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
It should be made into a film and directed by "Steven Spellburg".
That would mean that more people would hear your story,
and of what will become of the future for mankind.
Thank-you for your time!
DragonStar SunSoar. Tuesday, June 15, 1999
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Subject: Good Story, Chief!
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 04:03:52 +0200
From: "Classified" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Hi Alan,
I read your book in about 5 hrs. All in all it *is* a *very* good book and the main
evaluation criteria for that is that I can't stop reading until I'm done with it.
An official review should have phrases in it like "must read... intense and
capturing plot... a real page turner".
There is some (hopefully constructive) criticism from the first part of what I read
in the guestbook. It's there because I didn't notice the email link at first. Feel
free to delete those entries. Aside from what I mentioned in the guestbook the
characters in Sastrugi are too formal in both their language and behavior for my
taste... Sometimes they sound like they have a broomstick sticking in a delicate
location. Oh and one more minor thing and then we're done ripping your book apart ;-)
"Steve King" is a too obvious reference to a certain former English teacher from
Bangor, Maine.
I started writing short stories only a little while back, so the - in my sometimes
less than humble opinion - imperfect aspects of your writing skills are the very
same skills I myself lack.
One more thing: I detect very, very little financial interest in your website
unless you're speculating on selling the plot to Hollywood.
That's odd because most of the New Age websites are in it for the money
some way or other... I wonder... What is your motive?
Anyway... Thanks for the good story. It's Seemann's Garn, alright, but mixed with
an ample helping of truth.
Classified
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