Making Light :: Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:43:14 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.34-en Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda Making Light posts by Mike Ford: From correspondence The Word Made Visible In This Hour Open Thread 50 More Stuff... Making Light posts by Mike Ford: From correspondence The Word Made Visible In This Hour Open Thread 50 More Stuff... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #1 from Fragano Ledgister comment from Fragano Ledgister on 27.Aug.07 Thank you, Jim.

There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported.

]]> <p>Posted August 27, 2007 2:43 PM by Fragano Ledgister</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209162 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209162 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:43:14 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #2 from Teresa Nielsen Hayden comment from Teresa Nielsen Hayden on 27.Aug.07 Thank you, Jim. It's a gift you've given us.

I have one more bonbon for your list, from before Mike had the keys to the control room. It shows up MT as one of my posts, but it's all Mike: From correspondence, 30 January 2004.

]]> <p>Posted August 27, 2007 4:11 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209179 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209179 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:11:43 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #3 from James D. Macdonald comment from James D. Macdonald on 27.Aug.07 Added.

]]> <p>Posted August 27, 2007 6:09 PM by James D. Macdonald</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209203 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209203 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:09:26 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #4 from dan comment from dan on 27.Aug.07 Et lux perpetua...

]]> <p>Posted August 27, 2007 6:25 PM by dan</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209206 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209206 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:25:54 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #5 from Emma comment from Emma on 27.Aug.07 The Sonnet Against Entropy still gives me the shivers.

]]> <p>Posted August 27, 2007 9:23 PM by Emma</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209240 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209240 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:23:45 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #6 from Mary Dell comment from Mary Dell on 27.Aug.07 I miss Mike.

Thanks for compiling this, Jim.

]]> <p>Posted August 27, 2007 10:13 PM by Mary Dell</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209249 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209249 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:13:10 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #7 from Marilee comment from Marilee on 28.Aug.07 Thank you very much, Jim.

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 1:53 AM by Marilee</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209277 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209277 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:53:27 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #8 from Martin Wisse comment from Martin Wisse on 28.Aug.07 A bittersweet treasure this. Thanks.

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 3:05 AM by Martin Wisse</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209283 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209283 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:05:53 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #9 from Earl Cooley III comment from Earl Cooley III on 28.Aug.07 Will this be collected and published in a book?

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 5:23 AM by Earl Cooley III</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209288 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209288 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:23:38 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #10 from Jan Vaněk jr. comment from Jan Vaněk jr. on 28.Aug.07 I don't see the need, really. Now having a Selected Fanwriting (Selected Nonfiction?) of John M. Ford, THAT would be something - but where do you get an editor to do such a task justice? Hmm... or rather, how do you pay her?

Which reminds me: what's the latest on what's going to happen with Aspects?

And how bad is the situation with his literary estate anyway?

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 8:09 AM by Jan Vaněk jr.</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209300 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209300 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:09:23 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #11 from Earl Cooley III comment from Earl Cooley III on 28.Aug.07 Finding an editor won't be a problem; some of the best editors on the planet read ML. It just seems that the material deserves a wider audience than it can get here.

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 10:36 AM by Earl Cooley III</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209317 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209317 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:36:59 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #12 from Julie L. comment from Julie L. on 28.Aug.07 The SpecEng store is gone now? Damn, I should've bought more swag while I could.

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 1:36 PM by Julie L.</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209356 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209356 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:36:22 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #13 from P J Evans comment from P J Evans on 28.Aug.07 Julie L @ 12

No, it's still there. (relieved sigh after checking)

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 2:07 PM by P J Evans</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209361 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209361 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:07:41 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #14 from James D. Macdonald comment from James D. Macdonald on 28.Aug.07 This is by no means all, or even most, of the writing Mike did at ML.

I invite everyone to peruse the back threads.

]]> <p>Posted August 28, 2007 2:40 PM by James D. Macdonald</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209373 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209373 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:02 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #15 from Kip W comment from Kip W on 29.Aug.07 "Read All By" is a swell feature.

Yeah, it should be a book. Hardcover. Of course, one thing would be better, but God doesn't seem to be so inclined.

Thanks for collecting these. Man.

]]> <p>Posted August 29, 2007 1:23 PM by Kip W</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209622 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#209622 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:23:50 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #16 from Andrew Plotkin comment from Andrew Plotkin on 3.Sep.07 I know this is not the open thread, but I have an announcement, and this is the topical thread.

Every once in a while, in fandom, these words float by: "Somebody oughtta write notes for John M. Ford's _The Dragon Waiting_." This has happened a lot since Ford's death.

I've written them. In stacks.

Draco Concordans: a concordance for _The Dragon Waiting_:
http://eblong.com/draconc/

This is a big chunk of work. I started in back in February, and I've been pounding on it steadily since then. My aim has been to cover all the allusions, in-jokes, historical references, indirections, and implications in Ford's novel. I also index the appearances of all the characters and historical figures. All cross-referenced and cross-linked for your edification.

I am under no illusion that I found everything. (In general, I don't know history from a hole in the ground -- although I did a lot of digging in this particular field.) Contributions are welcome; I expect the knowledge of fandom to outrun mine by leagues. Feel free to post in this thread, or email me. I will be updating the site as information arrives.

(My secret hope (big wide eyes) that the Benevolent Masters will dedicate a Making Light thread to such discussions. I don't know whether to expect a few comments or a hundred-post cavalcade of detailed historical analysis. Surprise me, everyone...)

]]> <p>Posted September 3, 2007 6:42 PM by Andrew Plotkin</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#210993 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#210993 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:42:42 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #17 from Marilee comment from Marilee on 3.Sep.07 Wow! Great work, Andrew!

]]> <p>Posted September 3, 2007 8:12 PM by Marilee</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#211003 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#211003 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:12:06 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #18 from ctate comment from ctate on 4.Sep.07 Full disclosure: I saw Draco Concordans (#16) when it hit closed beta release, and contributed a few notes.

That said -- I was blown away. I knew the novel was good, but without something like A. Plotkin's liner notes I never would have grasped just how good.

Wow.

]]> <p>Posted September 4, 2007 4:39 PM by ctate</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#211172 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#211172 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:39:16 -0500 Mike Ford: Occasional Works: Coda -- comment #19 from David Goldfarb comment from David Goldfarb on 6.Sep.07 I definitely look forward to re-reading The Dragon Waiting with the notes. Not until well after the upcoming Farthing Party, however.

]]> <p>Posted September 6, 2007 1:05 AM by David Goldfarb</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#211422 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009225.html#211422 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:05:27 -0500