GeneWolfe: Hello everybody. jfl: Hi gene Jude: hi gene Styxx: Hello
   ProwLer: hello Winstrom: Hello Gene! David: hello! Rimbaud32: hi ya Gene
   Italy: GeneWolfe: hi D: hello Gene Kiri: hi mr. wolfe Acolyte1: Knowing
   I'll sound stupid, and I really don't want to insult mr Wolfe, but ehm...
   Could somebody tell me what he's done? GeneWolfe: Okay, we're ready to get
   started. Does any have any questions? Moderator: Gene, we've got a big
   crowd but if they promise to behave we can try this unmoderated. agentj:
   Heheh. Italy: I was searching for The Urth of New Sun in English
   language,but it was sold out. Are there scheduled reprinting of your major
   works ? GeneWolfe: Moderator, that should be fine. Rimbaud32: there go the
   ones who can't GUSRADIO: Geane what are your musical influences?
   tiberius2: Gene, is that you? Jude: gene: how does it feel to have your
   writing become the subject of academic dissertations? GeneWolfe: I don't
   know of a scheduled reprinting of Earthof the New Sun.. tiberius2: hello?
   agentj: Yeah, that's the first question for the people left over from the
   last chat -- who is Gene Wolfe? (No offense) hethrir: yes!!!i found it!
   GeneWolfe: Tor Books has been reprinting almost everything, but I don't
   know of oneof Urth specifically. GUSRADIO: Gene do you feel you were
   influenced by Frank Herert at all? Moderator: Tomorrow at noon Eastern
   time, I believe. SkyClown: hey bon, i found a MSTie in the con... and she
   goes to msu. GeneWolfe: Musical influences: Mostly folk. Also filk.
   GeneWolfe: My wife Rosemary is a classical pianist. SkyClown: lives close
   to where i am Italy: Do you have an agent for the overseas market ?
   agentj: moderator: what is tomorrow at noon? GeneWolfe: dissertations:
   Scary. GeneWolfe: Frank Herbert: Little or none. TimOPod: cool dune
   GUSRADIO: DUNE indeed! Winstrom: Gene, how about elaborating on your
   career! GeneWolfe: Agent: Yes, several. But they are through my American
   agent. Virginia Kidd. There is one for England, and one for continental
   Europe. Italy: You have a lot of fans in Italy. I read your Book of the
   New Sun published by Editrice Nord. Did you sell the rights for the sequel
   The Urth of the New Sun (1987)? We never saw it. Could you push your agent
   ? tiberius2: Moderator: What is tomorrow at noon? GeneWolfe: About Italy:
   I'll try. I don't remember an Italian edition either, but I'm not really
   that current on my foreign editions... Acolyte1: Bye all Jude: gene: for
   some time, you were considered to be on the more literate side of the 60s
   New Wave in SF ... do you find people still trying to label you that way?
   Italy: Thank you GeneWolfe: About label: Yes, definitely. Jude: gene: any
   plans for any of your work to be optioned for film? GeneWolfe: Right now
   I'm working on the Book of the Short Sun. D: Gene, do you know of Wendi
   and Richard Pini's work? Winstrom: Gene, WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO WRITE?
   Jude: Book of the Short Sun ... related to the Urth of the New Sun?
   GeneWolfe: About film: Not currently. Nothing. GUSRADIO: Gene when you
   write do you need time alone? I sure do. GeneWolfe: About Pini: Certainly.
   Italy: Pls more details about The Short Sun... D: Do you think their
   upcoming Elfquest movie will do justice to their work Gene? TimOPod:
   gene:what was your favorite book as a kid?> GeneWolfe: About deciding to
   write: Various motivations at various time. originally because I had a
   roommate that wanted to do illustrations. GeneWolfe: Later I wrote so that
   Rosemary that I could afford furniture and move out of the furnished
   apartment we were living in. Jude: now that would be mind-blowing...a
   comic scripted by gene wolfe (yeah!) GeneWolfe: About writing alone: Yes,
   I do. You bet. Robert: How many hours do you spend a week writing?
   GUSRADIO: any relation to Tom Wolf the journalist and novelist? GeneWolfe:
   About Elfquest: I doubt it. That's work of genious, and it takes an equal
   genious to make it work on film. The odds of that happeing are about 1,000
   to 1. kriss: Hi all Winstrom: GENE, WOULD YOU EVER OBJECT TO SOMONE MAKING
   A MOVI ABOUT ONE OF YOUR BOOKS? GeneWolfe: About hours/week: (Rosemary
   says 24). That's just about right. GeneWolfe: About objection: No,
   certainly not. imzadi: hello Jude: gene: do you do much teaching? D: Gene,
   do you set certain limits to your writing such as close realism? or do you
   prefer to go all out wild sci-fi on your writing? GeneWolfe: About
   favorite book as a kid: That depends on how old the kid is. Probably
   Pelucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs GeneWolfe: And I have not read it in 50
   years. GeneWolfe: Relation to Tom Wolf: None (that I know of) TimOPod:
   Gene:what is the best opening lines to a book? GeneWolfe: Teaching: Very
   little. I'm currently teachig a course for Columbia college. But that 's
   the first teaching that I've done, probably since 1990. GeneWolfe: It
   depends entirely on the story. I don't set any general limits on my
   writing. The limits are for the piece that's under construction, so to
   speak. Robert: How long did it take you to get your first book published,
   and how many rejection letters did you get? davelant: Mr. Wolfe, did Alden
   Dennis Weer kill the librarian, and bury her in the dry creek bed? Robert:
   if any GUSRADIO: gene do you have any intrests in electronic gaming? ie
   video games? GeneWolfe: Opening line: I think that the best one that I can
   remember. "Either you hide that body in the woods tonight, or you finish
   that honeymoon without your mother." Jude: do you have any particularly
   favourite authors in sf or fantasy at the moment? xvr27: I'll bbl all.
   TimOPod: gene:neat! GeneWolfe: Published: I didn't get any rejection
   letters. It was probably 3 years between the time the book was accepted
   and the time that it was published. Jude: i think i'll leave mum at
   home... Dangerman: Do you plan any personal apperances in the central
   Indiana area this year? TimOPod: gene:do you ever worry about cover art?
   GeneWolfe: Weer: You are going to have to figure that one out for
   yourself. I don't tell that kind of stuff. GeneWolfe: Games: Very slight.
   GeneWolfe: Favorite authors: Oh, golly yet. Jack Vance for example. I just
   got through reading a Michael Bishop book that is wonderful or awful,
   depending on what part of the book you're in. Patrick O'Leary. Winstrom:
   GENE, IN YOUR OPINION WHO IS THE BEST PUBLISHER? Robert: Gene: Were you
   published before you wrote your first novel? GeneWolfe: Central Indiana:
   No, I don't have anything scheduled for that area. Italy: Are you a
   reserved person ? Are you sometimes available online to discuss about your
   novels ? Italy: Is there an official home page ? I understand Internet is
   time consumming...but your international audience would be delighted...
   GeneWolfe: Cover art: Yes. Every book. All the time. Rimbaud32: winstrom,
   would ya knock off the caps Dangerman: Rats! GeneWolfe: Publisher: Tor,
   for SF. TimOPod: gene:do you prefer the short story format to a full book
   Jude: why Tor in particular? GeneWolfe: Online: Not available online
   normally. That doesn't mean I'm a reserved person. I'm a ham, but I'm not
   online. tiberius2: John Clute (in his book) called you "perhaps the best
   writer SF has produced. Winstrom: sorry Rimbaud32 i forgot caps lock was
   still on. GeneWolfe: Official page: No, I believe there are two unofficial
   home pages, though. Barnabas: Gene: how do you feel about the unofficial
   home pages? GeneWolfe: Format: The short answer is that it depends on the
   story I have to tell. The longer answer is yes. fuzzball: .ACTION is AWAY:
   [.i am cooler than you.] REC: (On) Pager: (On) ..CTCP fuzzball PAGE Since:
   (10:51AM @ 11/02/96) GeneWolfe: tiberious2: What do you mean, "perhaps"?
   Jude: hehehe Barnabas: ;) Robert: Gene: Were you published before you
   wrote your first novel. If you werent published, how long did it take
   between the date you finished your novel and when it was accepted to be
   published? GeneWolfe: Unofficial Pages: I haven't seen them, but I haven't
   had any complaints for people who have seen them. Jude: sending correction
   to Mr Clute now... TimOPod: gene:among the old classics, what is your fav
   book? tiberius2: Ha. Just quoting, sorry. GeneWolfe: Published: The time
   before I finished and accepted was very brief. Three weeks or something
   like that. TLessa: hello again : ) GeneWolfe: I had a number of short
   stories publshed before I wrote my first novel. I couldn't tell you how
   many, but it was probably a couple of dozen. D: Well, I've got to go. Its
   nice to meet a sci-fi writer of great proportions like you Gene. Bye
   Robert: Gene: So they knew you well enough before you submitted. Reason
   asking, I heard its very difficult for an unsolicited manuscript to get
   accepted. GeneWolfe: What happend was Damon Knight, who I had sold several
   short stories to, he was connected with a publisher (I believe Berkely
   Books) and he invited me to write a novel for Berkely. Rimbaud32: Knight
   put out some good anthologies GeneWolfe: Unsolicited: In the case of a
   novel, that's absolutely true. Jude: if it hadn't been for the invitation
   to write a novel for Berkely, would you have gone on with the short
   stories, or gone for a novel anyway? GeneWolfe: The way to do this is to
   become well known by writing short stories or conceiva bly by writing
   reviews. Then things are much, much easier. Barnabas: Gene: pardon me if
   this was already asked, but when and how did you get started writing? Did
   you take college courses in writing? GeneWolfe: Invitation: I would have
   gone on with short stories at that time. No question about it. GUSRADIO:
   amung film directors who has a style that you feel would best portray your
   work if they made a movie of your material? GeneWolfe: Director: I'm not
   that familiar with directors. I wouldn't want to try to answer that. I'm
   not that hip cinematically. GeneWolfe: Barnabas: Already answered.
   TimOPod: cool, gene said hip GUSRADIO: what movies do you enjoy to watch?
   GeneWolfe: Movies: Fargo. GeneWolfe: It's the only good movie I've seen
   recently. GUSRADIO: fargo was directed by ethan cohen. cool Jude: "no
   doubt about" going on with the short stories rather than a novel...sounds
   pretty definite...did you have a particular antipathy towards writing a
   novel? hethrir: gene: fargo ruled! did u see from dusk till dawn?
   GeneWolfe: Antipathy: No, I wasn't really ready to write a novel, and I
   think I sensed it. Jude: harlan ellison recently said that if he had his
   life over again, he would become a plumber ... would you agree with that,
   or have you enjoyed your writing career enough to do it again? Robert:
   What would you suggest for someone who writes a novel first, instead of
   short stories? Hysterik: .ACTION is away -. Automatically set away .- all
   messages will be saved. GeneWolfe: Novel first: Try to get a good agent
   interested in the novel. But you're going at it backwards, though, and you
   ought to realize that. Rimbaud32: plumbers work pretty steady GeneWolfe:
   Plumber: I agree that Harlan should have become a plumber. Jude: rofl ;)
   GeneWolfe: Writing career: Oh yes, absolutely. Robert: What magazines did
   you have your short stories published in? GeneWolfe: Harlan: I say that
   because he's a good friend ;-) TimOPod: i don't think we should inform
   harlan about that DavidEC: # Appears as TONGTYED. Jude: i won't tell if
   you don't... Rimbaud32: Gene, don't put yerself down, you could make it as
   a plumber Barnabas: lol Kiri: .SOUND lol.wav tiberius2: Do you think
   Harlan's too outspoken for his own good? GeneWolfe: Magazines: the first
   magazine sale I had was to Sir! GeneWolfe: I had a very early one to
   Worlds of If. GeneWolfe: "The Dead Man" was my first sale, and that was to
   Sir! Robert: Gene: Does writing ever seem like work to you, or is it
   always fun and enjoyable and not work like? Kiri: mr. wolfe do you
   remember what issue that was in in worlds of if GeneWolfe: Rimbaud32:
   You've never see me solder ;-) Jude: i've heard academics compare your
   work to Nabokov...was his writing any influence on yours, do you think?
   Scott: Hello all! GeneWolfe: Writing: Yeah, sometimes it seems like work.
   Absolutely. In the wider sense, it's always work. But it's work that I
   usually enjoy. Rimbaud32: anybody can sweat a joint with a little
   practice, now dialogue, that is hard GeneWolfe: Nabokov: Yes, somewhat. I
   came to Nabokov somewhat late, but the basic answer is yes. GeneWolfe:
   Harlan outspoken: No. Barnabas: Gene: where do you get your ideas from?
   Jude: i don't remember having seen any poetry of yours published...have
   you published any? GeneWolfe: Ideas: Schennectady ;-) Barnabas: lol :)
   Kiri: .SOUND lol.wav Rimbaud32: Joe's in Scennectady? GeneWolfe: Anywhere
   and everywhere. There are a thousand more ideas than people can use. You
   have to learn to see ideas. opey: Mr Wolfe what is your favorite SF book
   or series tiberius2: Synnechdoche? TimOPod: do you picture you stuff, or
   do you just write it? Jude: schennectady...and here i am in sydney... oh
   well *sigh*... Barnabas: Gene: how does one learn to see ideas? GeneWolfe:
   Poetry: Yes, I published one small book of poetry called "For Rosemary"
   and it was published by United Mythologies in Toronto. GeneWolfe: I had a
   few poems in Amazing when George Scithers was editing it. Rimbaud32: well,
   you go to Schennectady, stop by Joe's and ask for Mervin GeneWolfe:
   Favorite SF book/series: Boy, is that a tough one. Jude: "For
   Rosemary"...that's sweet...what did Rosemary say about it? GeneWolfe:
   Let's say Jack Vance's The Dying Earth. TimOPod: this isn't the rosemary's
   baby is it? Robert: Gene: When you start to write a novel, do you proceed
   sequentially from beginning or end, or do you jump around writing parts in
   the middle/end/beginning, just as the thoughts come to you? GeneWolfe:
   Learning to see ideas: By looking for them, first of all. By understanding
   the notion of the idea as something distinct from a physical reality.
   GeneWolfe: (Rosemary: Oh, I love it. I love it.) Jude: ah...Plato's
   ideal... GeneWolfe: Sequentially: I write sequentially, and then go back
   and rewrite, and then go back and rewrite, and so on... TimOPod: you mena
   the ideal plato Jude: tim: no i don't Robert: Gene: Everyone I asked said
   that, while I tend to jump around writing pieces here and there, then
   deciding what order to put them :) GeneWolfe: (From Moderator: Keep the
   questions coming) Rimbaud32: Gene, ya ever take a nap in the afternoons?
   Italy: A tip for Mr Wolfe. If you decide to go online, you should consider
   to attend offline the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.written. There are already
   other authors there. Often there are interesting discussions about your
   novels. Jude: do you have any plans to come to Australia soon? or have i
   missed you recently? GeneWolfe: Naps: Almost never. I only take naps when
   I'm very ill. Rosemary will vouch for that ;-) Rimbaud32: .ACTION shrugs,
   it is a question GeneWolfe: Australia: No, I was in Australia in 1985, and
   I would love to go back, but I don't have any plans to. Jude: .ACTION
   sends Gene an airplane ticket GeneWolfe: JUDE: good, good. Jude: what
   would be your favourite of your novels? TimOPod: gene:do you play a
   musical insturment? Robert: Did any authors act like role models for you?
   GeneWolfe: My favorite of my novels: Oh, is that tough. GeneWolfe: There
   are Doors, I think. Jude: why Doors in particular? Barnabas: Gene: what is
   your daily schedule like? Rimbaud32: Gene, what type of computer do you
   use? GeneWolfe: Role Models: Oh yes. Very early in my career, Damon Knight
   asked me that same question, and I said: G.K. Chesterton, Rudyard Kipling
   and Mark's Mechanical Engineer's Handbook. Jude: (we got all the tough
   questions right here...hehehe...) GeneWolfe: Instrument: No. Jude: G.K.
   Chesterton...have you ever been tempted to do a Father Brown pastiche?
   GeneWolfe: Schedule: I get up around 5ish, start writing after breakfast
   (I ride an exercise bike before breakfast) and generally write until about
   noon or half past noon or 1 o'clock. TimOPod: gene:mozart or beethoven?
   GeneWolfe: And I have lunch and go for the mail at the PO box and do some
   shopping if I have any shopping to do. Then I come home and read, write
   letters and play chess. Robert: Gene: About 6 hours writing a day?
   GeneWolfe: Computer: I don't use a computer. I use a Brother word
   processor. Jude: yay! another chess player! Rimbaud32: wooo GeneWolfe:
   Pastiche: You know, that's a pretty good idea. I've never done one, but
   it's not a bad idea. Scott: Gene: How do you deal with Writer's Block?
   GeneWolfe: You might like read Nightside the Long Sun, you might find that
   of interest. Robert: .ACTION was wondering about writer's block also.
   Jude: will do GeneWolfe: Mozart, definitely Mozart. TimOPod: BOOO! oops,
   your the guest of honour Rimbaud32: but tthen there is Bach TimOPod:
   rim:yeah well... swoop: hi timo! GeneWolfe: Write: No, 3-4 hours probably.
   TimOPod: swoop! dude! Jude: i have to go... gene, thanks for your
   time...you've been an inspiration to me for a long time...all the best to
   you and rosemary swoop: yaeha TimOPod: gene:ever write a character you
   hated TimOPod: swoop:missed coeman GeneWolfe: Writer's Block: By not
   reading talking as little as possible, doing a lot of physical things (dig
   the garden, paint the house, go on long walks...) GeneWolfe: (Shovel snow
   ;-) Keeper2: Gene: where do you suggest a new writer take his material for
   attempts at publication? TimOPod: i'm in florida...waht snow Robert: Ever
   start a story, then as the story proceeded, it became harder and harder to
   finish? GeneWolfe: Jude: thank you. Barnabas: Gene: I have an engineering
   degree, will that help or hurt in writing SCIFI? or neither? Scott: Oh no!
   He said the S____ Word! :) Kiri: be glad to send you some timopod
   GeneWolfe: Publishing: That depends entirely on the nature of the
   material. TimOPod: i'd love snow GeneWolfe: Story: Yes, absolutely. swoop:
   what about dealing with agents; mine is a snake TimOPod: gene:do you think
   there are any modren day fairy tales GeneWolfe: Damon Knight and I once
   tried to figure out a way to connect whole stories be connecting
   unfinished stories back to back. We had all these unfinished
   beginnings...we would have liked to have sold one. Styxx: It's been
   interesting, but I must leave... GeneWolfe: Modern: Oh yes, certainly.
   Moderator: Sounds like Italo Calvino, Gene. TimOPod: swoop:i don't have an
   agent....but mine would be a snake to i bet...or a monkey TimOPod: cool
   Scott: Gene: If you didn't rely on writing as a source of income... What
   kind of work would interest you? GeneWolfe: Degree: It will help. It will
   certainly help. I have an engineering degree. Robert: Gene: So once a
   story starts become harder and harder to finish, you just leave it
   unfinished? Or put it aside to finish later. TimOPod: gene:do you bother
   to look at comic books swoop: i hate the industry; but TimOPod: i have the
   3rd degree TimOPod: swoop:hey, so far your my network to it:> GeneWolfe:
   Story: I put it aside to finish later...if I can. In some cases I haven't
   been able to. Italy: Do you receive fan letters through your editorial
   channels ? GeneWolfe: Comics books: Somewhat. I have a weakness for Neil
   Gaiman's Sandmand. swoop: hee thanks timo:) TimOPod: gene:ahh, ok...do you
   find this vampire explosion rather boreing (for horror works) GeneWolfe:
   Fan letters: Forwarded by my publisher? Yes, I do. swoop: er gee
   GeneWolfe: Vampires; yeah, a little bit. TimOPod: swoop:i'm your network
   to slacker computer guys:> swoop: hehehe TimOPod: gene:who do you think is
   the perfect bad guy? Chesapeak: Gene: Do you ever base your characters on
   real people? davelant: Gene: Your characters spend a lot of time telling
   each other stories. What is lost in life when people get all their stories
   from TV and such? GeneWolfe: Bad guy: Boy, I wish I had a good answer to
   that. TimOPod: gene:I can give you an answer for further use GeneWolfe:
   Bad guy: If I think of one I'll let you know. Styxx: Neil Gaiman is good.
   Do you think that you would be interested on working with him to create a
   comic book based on your writings or some new idea...? TimOPod: gene:cool
   GeneWolfe: Characters: My lawyer has instructed me to answer that question
   "no" every time it is asked ;-) jstaurus: exit Barnabas: lol Kiri: .SOUND
   lol.wav Barnabas: good lawyer :) TimOPod: gene:what book do you think
   impacted american sociaty the most recently Rimbaud32: Gene, you ever
   heard of Charles Vess? GeneWolfe: Stories: Any personal connection with
   story, with myth, is lost. TATTOO-DARKJEDI: hello again guys Humungus:
   Gene: Did you do a lot of research for your Soldier books?
   TATTOO-DARKJEDI: Hey swoop long time no talk GeneWolfe: Neil Gaiman: I
   don't think that Neil would need my input to do that, anymore than I would
   need his. You're talking about teaming up two people who do very much the
   same sorts fo things. swoop: whats up? Rimbaud32: up is a direction swoop:
   go to lobby TimOPod: swoop:just talking to gene(altho i have to say...i
   never read anything by him) TATTOO-DARKJEDI: Is this going to be the right
   place for the Hildebrandts GeneWolfe: Book: All the President's Men.
   TimOPod: gene:good answer GeneWolfe: Vess: No. Who is he? Scott: Gene:
   Nice meeting you. Good luck with your future writing endevors. TimOPod:
   gene:do you think phillip k dick is under rated..or even over looked
   TATTOO-DARKJEDI: Hey swoop, if the go to lobby was for me, how do i do
   that hethrir: i can make boba fett's mask!! GeneWolfe: We have to go soon,
   any last questions? hethrir: )= Italy: Thanks a lot for your availability.
   It was a beautiful conference ! TimOPod: see ya gene cb1: did you know the
   meaning of all those non-existing word in the sword etc Robert: l8r Gene
   Rimbaud32: Gene remeber the Samndman story about Shakespear? GeneWolfe:
   PKDick: I'm going to say yes. That's debatable, but I'm going to say yes.
   TimOPod: gene:nother good answer Rimbaud32: Vess was the illustrater of
   that swoop: i had mine; but no one answered hehehe TimOPod: swoop:oh...
   swoop: laf GeneWolfe: Rimbaud32: Thanks. GeneWolfe: Good bye all. Thank
   you. jfl: bye gene Italy: Bye tiberius2: Thanks Rimbaud32: take care Gene
   hethrir: bye gene