Um, Vonda, I don't think he meant that as a slight or anything. I know I
loved the book. I think you did a fine job.
Becca
-----Original Message-----
From: Vonda N. McIntyre <vonda@OZ.NET>
To: FEMINISTSF@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU <FEMINISTSF@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [*FSFFU*] Intro/tie-ins/Star Wars
>So, um, I was supposed to expand the place of ALL
>the token characters in all three movies?
>
>That's an awful lot to ask of one little book.
>
>It also isn't what I was asked to do.
>
>(And even then, I have to point out that Xaverri,
>among others, is clearly not Caucasian; and I made
>a number of non-human characters central -- Lusa
>the centaur child has the last line! -- as opposed
>to giving Luke and Han medals while Chewbacca gets
>to stand by and look on worshipfully.)
>
>I'm sorry you found the work inadequate.
>
>Maybe it's just another example of the failure of
>imagination I've been accused of recently. All I
>can say is I did the best I could in the time I
>had to do it in. (Which was half the time I
>expected and agreed to.)
>
>Vonda
>
>On Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:31:55 -0600, Sean Johnston
><sean-johnston@UIOWA.EDU> wrote:
>
>
>>Hmm...I b'lieve you've got Yoda and Lando Calrissian (sp?)
>>
>
>
>http://www.sff.net/people/Vonda
>The Moon and the Sun -- One of Publishers Weekly's
>"Best Books of 1997"
>http://www.bookwire.com/pw/bestbooks97.article$3946
>
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