Comments on: Research and E-books (23/2/10) http://www.stephendeas.com/research-and-e-books-23210/ The Dragons Are Coming Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:01:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stephen Deas http://www.stephendeas.com/research-and-e-books-23210/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 Stephen Deas Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:06:04 +0000 http://www.stephendeas.com/?p=956#comment-3575 Well yes, but some things are best left private. Well yes, but some things are best left private.

]]> By: Adam Roberts http://www.stephendeas.com/research-and-e-books-23210/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Adam Roberts Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:31:37 +0000 http://www.stephendeas.com/?p=956#comment-3571 Whoah, you've quoted me completely out of context! What I actually said was "What? You’re just going as a tourist? You’re not even doing research <i>you big handsome brute of a man</i>?" You see how that context completely changes the meaning of what I said? You're right that the question doesn't compute on a writing level for any given Fantasy/SF author. But it computes on a level of claiming money back from the taxman, which is more what I was getting at. Whoah, you’ve quoted me completely out of context! What I actually said was “What? You’re just going as a tourist? You’re not even doing research you big handsome brute of a man?” You see how that context completely changes the meaning of what I said?

You’re right that the question doesn’t compute on a writing level for any given Fantasy/SF author. But it computes on a level of claiming money back from the taxman, which is more what I was getting at.

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