Robert J. Sawyer

Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer

Archive for March, 2009

Flash Forward on location

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Today was outdoor location shooting for Flash Forward, the ABC TV series pilot based on my novel of the same name. Carolyn and I were on hand from 7:45 a.m until noon, then had to head to LAX for the flight back to Toronto. We had an incredible three days in Los Angeles. Everybody treated […]

More from the set of Flash Forward

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Another fabulous day on the set of Flash Forward. We were there from about 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (meaning we worked a much shorter day than just about everyone else!). Had lunch with Sonya Walger, but can’t show a picture of her because she was in costume all day. (For those trying to divine […]

On the set of Flash Forward

Friday, March 6th, 2009

The pilot for the ABC TV series based on my novel Flash Forward is coming along fabulously. We’re having an absolute blast here in Los Angeles. We spent from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the set today, and it was OMG amazing. I’m way too exhausted to write much now, but here are a […]

BBC Online interviews Rob and Brother Guy on Kepler Mission

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Check it out right here. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site

Off to Los Angeles …

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

… to watch the pilot for Flash Forward be filmed. W00t! It’s really happening! :D The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site

The "Identity Theft" novella

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

So, I’ve been emailing a bit this week with the producers who have motion picture rights to my novella “Identity Theft” under option, and that’s moved me to actually go back and read the story, something I haven’t done for four years now, since before it was first published. I’m pleased to see it holds […]

The Authors Guild on Amazon.com reversal

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

The Authors Guild sent this note to its members today concerning Amazon.com’s announcment last week: Amazon Reversal on Text to Speech on the Kindle 2 At the end of the business day on Friday, Amazon announced that it would allow publishers (and thereby many authors) to block text-to-speech audio functionality on a title-by-title basis for […]

Why ebooks cost so much

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Richard Curtis was my first literary agent (and he still represents several of my friends, including James Alan Gardner, Linux guru Marcel Gagn&eacute, Harlan Ellison, and Greg Bear). Richard is one of the most insightful writers about the book business, and here he sheds light on the mystery of why ebooks cost so much. The […]

James Alan Gardner is a Nebula finalist — w00t!

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

I’ve been pimpin’ for months on behalf of James Alan Gardner’s remarkable “The Ray-Gun: A Love Story,” as you can see here. And I was mightily disappointed when the final Nebula ballot was released last week, and it wasn’t on it. This story made not one but two year’s best anthologies, after all, and was […]

First contact with aliens made today

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

As Don stood, looking at Sarah, the moment came back to him, and he shook his head in amazement. It had been front-page news, back when there were front pages, all over the world. On March first, 2009, a radio message had been received from a planet orbiting the star Sigma Draconis. So says Chapter […]