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Bruce Sterling is a science fiction writer, net critic, and internationally recognized cyberspace theorist who was born in Texas. However, as a child he also spent a lot of time in India, which partly explains why Sterling is still fond of Bollywood movies. Sterling graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1976. A year later, his first book, Involution Ocean, was published. However, he first started becoming famous by organizing an annual Christmas party in Austin where he would present digital art. In the 1980s, Sterling published Cheap Truth, a series of fanzines, which are magazines for fans of a particular performer, group, or form of entertainment. He did so under the surprising but revealing pen name of Vincent Omniaveritas. In Latin, “vincit omnia veritas” means “truth conquers all things.” Sterling’s writings have been very influential in the cyberpunk movement in literature, specifically the novels Heavy Weather (1994), Islands in the Net (1988), Schismatrix (1985), and The Artificial Kid(1980).
In 2003, Bruce Sterling became a professor of internet studies and science fiction at The European Graduate School / EGS where he teaches intensive Summer seminars. In 2005, he became “visionary in residence” at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. His list of accolades include the Campbell Award in 1989 for his novel Islands in the Net; the Hugo Award in 1997 and 1999 for his novelettes Bicycle Repairman and Taklamakan, respectively; the Hayakawa Award in 1999 also for Taklamakan; and the Clarke Award in 2000 for his novel Distraction.
As well as being a leading science fiction writer, Bruce Sterling has been involved with numerous projects and written several books of futurist theory. He was the founder of the Dead Media Project, an on-line reliquary, or arc
'Altered Carbon' Creator Laeta Kalogridis on Book Changes, Season 2 Plans, and 'Alita: Battle Angel'
Inspired by the acclaimed cyberpunk novel by Richard K. Morgan and created by Laeta Kalogridis, the Netflix series Altered Carbon follows Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman), a 22 century mercenary and rebel who has returned to life 300 years in the future, in order to find a killer. With his consciousness placed in a new body, or “sleeve,” that he’s not happy about being in, he must answer the question of what happened to the ultra-rich Laurens Bancroft (James Purefoy), along with whose body he was placed into, what’s become of the woman he loved, why he can’t get Lt. Kristin Ortega (Martha Higareda) off his back, and whether he can trust the military officer (Ato Essandoh) and AI entity called Poe (Chris Conner), who are helping him.
During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, executive producer Laeta Kalogridis talked about why this story was best suited for a TV series, the biggest challenges in making this show, whether they had to cut anything for budget reasons, their hopes for Season 2, getting more women involved in the writers’ room and as directors, figuring out where to leave things, at the end of the season, and why it was important to dive into such dark themes. She also talked about what she’d like to see with the SAO(Sword Art Online) series that she’s setting up at Netflix, as well as her curiosity about Alita: Battle Angel (out in theaters in December), which she worked on, as a writer, in the early stages. Be aware that there are some spoilers discussed.
Collider: When it came to this book and this story, what made you see it as a TV series?
LAETA KALOGRIDIS: I tried writing it as a spec feature. It’s too dense to try to get all of the ideas across, in a two hour space. The range of my interests in science fiction, it really does run a gamut. There’s the inspiring stuff, like Black Panther and Wonder W What’s different about this story compared to the other Lehane novels in terms of the heart and spirit of the tale? A big part of what makes it different is that it deals with different themes. There’s a specific nexus of that particular time in American history — post-World War II, post-Holocaust, and the beginning of the Cold War, so there’s this almost institutional paranoia that’s taking root. It was something my grandfather had told me that sparked this. He said after the war, they had seen the Holocaust and what we did in Japan and they all felt like the world was ending, that we were on the edge of destroying humanity. So in this book Teddy [played by Leonardo DiCaprio] embodies this sense of horror and fear mixed with pride for what we’ve done. He’s an ex-soldier. — — So all told, from your first getting the book to completing your first draft, how long did this take? I did a really extensive outline first that Brad and I went over together. It was about 40 or 50 pages. That took about two weeks [but] because I was working at the same time I was writing on other projects, I would say it took about a year. Have you always been a big outliner? Especially since this is a thriller, how much important was the outline to keep things taut and well paced? Of course, since I’d not really worked in thrillers before, it necessitated I do an outline where I could track where the reversals were and where each moment could go. That said, I started this extensive outlining process when I was working for Jim Cameron on the very first thing we did together, which was Battle Angel [set for a 2011 release]. This script process is part of how Jim works. I found once I’d done it, it was hugely helpful. It’s almost like doing an abbreviated first draft. — — And from this 16-year plus journey, what sage advice do you have about surviving this business as a writer? Ha! That’s easy. LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS and you can A. Entering Bids To bid, find a lot page, enter a value in the bid box, and click “Bid.” If you click “Bid” on a lot, you will be prompted to either log in to your Charitybuzz account, or create a new one if you do not have one already. Once you’ve created an account you will be presented with the lot details, conditions of sale, and standard shipping and redemption details. Once you have accepted the Conditions of Sale, you may proceed with placing a bid on that lot. All bids placed for any lot are governed by the Conditions of Sale for that lot. You may bid at or above the starting bid displayed as the “Current Price” in a lot page’s bid box. The current leading bid, along with a list of a lot’s full bidding history, will be visible to other users. If the status of your bid changes, you will receive notifications via email and push (if you have the Charitybuzz App installed). B. Cancellation Rights As soon you place and confirm your bid amount, your bid is submitted. You accept and agree that bids submitted by you are final. Charitybuzz is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or other issues resulting from the use of the Internet, including but not limited to transmission, execution, or processing of Bids. Charitybuzz nor the Seller is responsible for any errors in bidding. A bidder should make certain to bid on the correct lot. The Bidder should make sure the bid price they enter (including any taxes or fees) is the price they are willing and able to pay. Once the hammer has fallen and Charitybuzz has announced the winning Bidder, that Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for that lot, even if the Bidder has made an error. A bid(s) entered by mistake on the part of a bidder is NOT grounds for cancellation of that bid. Each bidder is responsible for his or her own account and bids. In addition, allowing access to another who enters a bid without your knowledge is NOT grounds for cancella Written Interview: Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island)
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