I worry about this part. Most programmers who read this enjoyed it, actual scientists not as much, and most laymen didn't get it at all. I guess that's what I get for targeting a very specific niche, but I don't regret it. It was an interesting experience overall, and I enjoyed writing it.
I program as a hobby, so perhaps I'd be more inclined to enjoy it than others.
I still could work on my storytelling though. I feel like I come a bit short in that department. Input by other writers is certainly something that I'd appreciate.
When I get around to checking it out, I'll try giving you some input. If you're interested in the art of writing itself, I'll give the bog standard writer's recommendations:
On Writing, by Stephen King, and
The Elements of Style, 4th Edition, by Strunk and White. The former has a biographical section that may or may not be of any interest, and the latter has some "boring" - but essential - grammar-centric sections, but both contain loads of great wisdom on writing and publishing.
I agree, although in my case, it's a little more complicated. I had to compress decades of time into 97 pages.
Fair enough. That's what I'm curious about. 97 pages is quite short; novelette length, really. I consider
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett to be a short book, and it comes in at about ~200 pages with a medium-sized typeface in paperback. But length alone means very little, since some of Asimov's best works were novellas and novelettes. And he's my favorite writer of all time.
Most people don't like the wunderkind cliché, but what they don't realise is that the story spans that long. Granted, he starts out early, but he gets to experiment and study a lot in the timespan between chapters.
I think it's just that people are highly critical of cliches. For good reason, of course, but that's not say it
can't be done well, just that it often
isn't. I'll reserve judgment on that, I suppose.
If that represents a problem, I can send you a copy in a private message.
It shouldn't be, it just might take a little while. I should have a reliable source of income relatively soon.
I'm glad you have a best friend from my country, now that's unusual.
No doubt! Especially given I live in North America.
It's hardly an interesting story though, but we've known each other for nearly a full quarter of our lives now, give or take. I have a certain fondness for Egypt (I hope I didn't misunderstand you earlier. You are from Egypt, right?) for that reason alone.
By the way, do you have any published work? I'd love to read it. We can exchange stories.
Not as of yet! Otherwise I'd take you up on that haha. I'm working on changing that, but the battle against perfectionism and other bad habits isn't an easy one. I'm largely looking to break into publishing in e-magazines and such. Places like Daily Science Fiction, Escape Pod, Lightspeed, Asimovs, et al.