My friend (and new SFSignal contributor) Pete Tzinski has posted the first part of a rather engaging piece in defense of the Star Wars prequels. I suspect that ultimately he has some solid points, but I also suspect that ultimately I will disagree with him. I was nine years old when Star Wars came out, and I saw it at The Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, which was, to a nine year old in velvet pants, nearly as good as seeing it in space. Considering the memories I have of the original Star Wars Trilogy, and the impact it had on my adolescence (like so many other of my age), Pete’s going to have to put a roofie in my drink to get me to think the prequels were anything but flashy crap.
William Shunn is a science fiction author, and the person that many people view as The Expert in terms of proper manuscript format for submissions. He recently started a Q&A blog he calls “The Flog” to discuss this often frustrating topic for writers. A handy resource to be sure!
