tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483776065886139843.post7817069519085239496..comments2008-05-06T20:09:43.102-04:00Comments on We are the Mice: Substantive post, Look to WindwardRinskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139066536417854991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483776065886139843.post-65790050842834417672008-05-06T20:09:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:09:00.000-04:00I wouldn't say that starting the way that Look to ...I wouldn't say that starting the way that <I>Look to Windward</I> did is at all exclusive to science fiction. I think of Homeric epics where rule #1 was, start in medias res. And then there's the famous "Backwards Episode" of Seinfeld. I'll admit that there's a steeper learning curve in writing this way, but it's certainly not just a sci-fi thing. Any time we enter someone else's literary world, we must do the same thing.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956918911288762853noreply@blogger.com