[HPforGrownups] Re: Mail Question

[Andrew MacIan]

No: HPFGUIDX 35237

Greetings from Andrew!

Just a quick note about one point...
--- grey_wolf_c <greywolf1 at jazzfree.com> wrote:

{snip}

> That said (which explains why Hermione receives
> birthday presents from 
> her parents), I believe that the Durley's presents
> are intended as 
> comic relief only, sice they're far too ridiculous
> to be true, in 
> accordance to the reality rules* created by JKR for
> HPverse 
> (interpreted by me, of course. You're free to
> disagree on the nature of 
> this "presents" and their relation to the reality
> rules; see below).
> 
> *Reality Rules: conglomerate of all rules (both
> spoken and unspoken) 
> that govern a fanasy world, as laid (willingly or
> unwillingly) by it's 
> author. 

{snip}

> Grey Wolf
> (He who just _knows_ he's going to be shouted at
> _again_ for 
> introducing OT in the main list, but just couldn't
> help himself from 
> introducing the "reality rules" concept he's working
> on at the moment)
> 
> PD: if anyone wishes to discuss Terry Pratchett's
> view of reality with 
> me, please do so privately. If anyone wishes to
> discuss my theory of 
> Reality Rules, please refrain for a while (unless to
> back it up, which 
> would be welcomed); it's still in development, if
> it's ever finished, 
> I'll post it with some canon and examples to back it
> up so you can 
> puncture it to your hearts' content)

Erm...you're aware that Scott Card (amongst others;
links to follow when I get to my computer at home) has
already done some work in this area, yes?  I point you
toward his book on how to write SF as the main
concentration of his thinking on this topic. Ben Bova
also had a series on this in 'Analog' when he was
editor, IIRC.

Also, in the mainstream, as it were, _Reality Rules_
is an excellent two volume set on using math models by
John Casti. Might be worth a look, if hard SF is up
your alley.

Cheers,

Drieux

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