... US 'programmes', ... MPhil ... That sounds like an ordinary postgrad masters. My masters was a taught portion followed by three months on a research ...
Lance Parkin <lancejparkin@...> wrote ... This is a somewhat spurious argument. Your comparisons are selective: what of Justin Richards' MAs like "System...
Henry, To be fair to Justin, the early commissioning of himself, Jac, and Steve probably had more do with the policies above him than his desire to have the...
... And *some* authors have signed the official secrets act. I'm sick of the implication that the rest of us are loose-mouthed bottomfeeders, with track...
... I'm not an author but I find it absolutely amazing that people really believe the confidentiality thing. ... Absolutely. There are even superb novellas at...
Henry, <<However, I think the editorial milieu is an issue: it's not what's written down in a policy document, but the sorts of choices being made by the Dr...
... It's deliberate, I suspect. Novels that did interesting, unexpected, envelope-pushing things could do nasty things to the cosy family friendly brand the...
... I don't think it's an official secrets act, so much as Justin, Steve and Jac were all personally known to the powers that be, they all understood all sorts...
Simon, << And *some* authors have signed the official secrets act. I'm sick of the implication that the rest of us are loose-mouthed bottomfeeders, with track...
... The Gallifrey Chronicles was written *because* of the new series, in the full knowledge it would be coming out around the time the new series did. It was ...
... I think that it's also safe to assume that Lance has talked to some of the writers and the editor of the NSAs. Why would he lie about this? If he knew...
... No, it's not. The same would also apply if authors thought (rightly or wrongly) that their brilliant proposals wouldn't be accepted (either because of the...
... Or, worse, bore a child by including descriptions of adult emotions and relationships rather than explosions and space badgers. Because the last thing they...
Michael D. Thomas <caitlinpapa@...> wrote ... Oh, I know Lance and I'm not remotely suggesting he's lying, but he has his perspective, as do we all. ...
Lance Parkin <lancejparkin@...> wrote ... I don't think it was "weird", but I do think it was regrettable! I note that you think their children's writing...
Lance Parkin <lancejparkin@...> wrote ... It was not an NSA, however: it reads nothing like an NSA; wasn't marketed as an NSA; and didn't sell like an...
... Except that as someone pointed out, Justin was (as far as I'm aware) not ever on BBC staff in a 'Doctor Who'-related capacity -- by the time he took over...
... I'm more than willing to take some godawful books, if there are at least as many that are really, really good. A really good book is a joy, and what the...
... This was a problem even during the EDA/PDA era. Most of the books were written--possibly unconsciously, at times--as prose simulations of television...
... 'Reminiscent of Jacques Tate at his best' NY Times Simon BJ ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock....
What I dislike about the NSAs most isn't actually the content, but prevents me in most cases reaching it. Its the form. The clunky spacefilling non-standard ...
... It depends (as C M Jodd would have said) 'what you mean by kill' as the NSAs a) exist and b) sell better than the NAs or EDAs or PDAs or MAs, 'Doctor Who' ...
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