<Stackpole> Hi, everyone.

<JediMaster> I would like to Welcome Michael Stackpole to the New Holonet.org. We are very excited the he is the first of many guest that will be here.&nbsp; GhentZ and Myself will ask the first few questions, than you guys will have a chance.&nbsp; A few rules.&nbsp; Lets ask respectfull questions.&nbsp; No swear words!&nbsp; Don't flood Mr. Stackpole with alot of questions at one time.&nbsp; The chat will be for about a hour long.&nbsp; Thank you.

<JediMaster> Hello Mike

<Stackpole> Hi, Mark and Kris. Glad to be here.

<GhentZ> Let's start with a few questions about your next SW book I, JEDI.

<Stackpole> Okay, I'll answer what I can about it.

<GhentZ> Could you give us a brief summary of what it's about?

<Stackpole> I, JEDI picks up at the same point where the Jedi Academy books start. Corran Horn has been convinced to become a jedi.

<Stackpole> The novel then takes you through his training, his disagreements with Luke's methods, and on into his own oddessy of discovery about being a Jedi.

<GhentZ> Sounds very cool!

<Stackpole> I hope so. I like it so far, as have those who have read it.

<Stackpole> Big book, too. I'll be about 160K words when published.

<Stackpole> It'll be the biggest until VISIONS OF THE FUTURE comes out.

<GhentZ> That's one huge book! How many pages would you say that would come out to?

<GhentZ> And let's not forget that this will be the first full-lenth SW novel written in the first-person viewpoint.

<Stackpole> Very true. That first person point of view was a lot of fun for describing the Force and other stuff.

<Stackpole> OUght to be 30% bigger than most of the hardcovers already in print. I don't have a page count yet in final form.

<GhentZ> Wow! That'll make for excellent reading.

<Stackpole> Just don't drop it in the bath tub or it will take you down to the bottom.

<GhentZ> heheheh.

<GhentZ> Ok, who else will we see in the novel?

<Stackpole> Who else will you see? Just about everyone. Wedge, Tycho, Luke, Leia, Han, Mirax, Ooryl, Iella and a bunch of new characters, too.

<GhentZ> Hear that guys and gals? A regular Rogue Squadron reunion!

<GhentZ> Any characters from other authors' books?

<Stackpole> Probably not as much of some of those characters as others would like will be seen, actually.

<Stackpole> Oh, yeah, Mara Jade shows up, and the folks at the Academy, of course.

<GhentZ> of course.

<Stackpole> Corran will be one of the half dozen unnamed students at the academy.

<GhentZ> Right, good thing Kevin left those open.

<Stackpole> It is indeed.

<GhentZ> Lots of people complained. Here's the payoff!

<GhentZ> Exactly what point in the Academy trilogy will IJ take place? when does it end?

<Stackpole> IJ starts before it [JEDI SEARCH] starts and ends about 4 months after the JA3 ends.

<GhentZ> ah. so not as previous reports which stated it begins near the end of CotF (JA3), right?

<Stackpole> Those previous reports were in error, it would seem. I needed Corran there for the entire run of the trilogy so he could develop.

<Stackpole> Running a character through the events of someone else's novel was interesting. I felt like...

<Stackpole> Frederick Forsythe writing one of his historical novels like THE DAY OF THE JACKAL.

<GhentZ> I'll bet it was. But it won't be a rehash, I hope.

<Stackpole> Kris: Won't be a rehash per se because it's from Corran's point of view, but there were events that I couldn't leave out.

<Stackpole> I tried to expand, not just retread, as much as possible.

<GhentZ> Lots of new angles to cover.

<GhentZ> Great!

<JediMaster> What work are you doing with Dark Horse Comics now?

<Stackpole> With Dark Horse I'm scripting the X-wing series (just finished #29). I'll also be doing the Spectre of the Past companion series.

<JediMaster> what gives you inspiration to right the SW novels

<Stackpole> What else? the films. They were very cool, and to play in that universe is quite a rush.

<Stackpole> The money helps, too.

<JediMaster> hehe

<GhentZ> <g>

<Stackpole> I love writing, but I also love being able to pay the rent.

<JediMaster> is there a outline for the last x-wing novel?

<Stackpole> Nope, not yet. I know what I want to do, but haven't done an outline yet because I want to see what Aaron Allston is going to leave me to work with at the end of his trilogy.

<JediMaster> Aaron should be here [IRC Event] at the begining of the year.

<GhentZ> So are you letting him do his own thing for the moment?

<Stackpole> Aaron's an old friend and a really sharp writer.

<Stackpole> Not a question of me letting him do anything -- he's telling his story. We've chatted about what he's doing, but he's a big boy. I trust him, Bantam trusts him and LFL trusts him.

<GhentZ> He doesn't have much room to work in, just between where you left off and CoPL, correct?

<GhentZ> CoPL = Courtship of Princess Leia

<Stackpole> I'm not wholly clear on that, actually. The timing issues were something that got discussed at the start and resolved.

<Stackpole> I've not worried about it since I think I'll start book 8 after the Zahn trilogy.

<GhentZ> Really? There's a new one.

<GhentZ> Right before the DARK EMPIRE series?

<Stackpole> Before then, yeah. There's time, as I recall, in the timeline.

<GhentZ> Yes, there should be a few months.

<Stackpole> That's good. I'll only need a few. <g>

<GhentZ> So, you don't have much for us on the other X-wings.

<GhentZ> What about the comics?

<Stackpole> I've read the opening of the first new one and it was fun. I think you'll enjoy the books.

<Stackpole> What do you want to know about the comics?

<Stackpole> Since issue 21 we're moving into a format that is more linear. The stories are still broken into arcs...

<Stackpole> but there are issues that are continuing through the issues.

<GhentZ> What's next? The Imperial viewpoint was refreshing.

<Stackpole> Well, we're still dealing with Isards rise to power.

<Stackpole> That should carry us up through issue #35. After that,we've not planned stuff.

<Jodokast> Will you be writing any more books with the Character Jodo Kast or his likeness

<Stackpole> Jodo: I won't, but K. W. Jeter is writing a bounty hunters trilogy for Bantam.

<LSF_Ferg> Will we get to know what the message was that Whisler had for Corran recorded by Hal?

<Stackpole> Ferg: yeah, that's covered in I, Jedi.

<johnsom> What's the deal with Wraith Squadron?

<Stackpole> Johnsom: That's Aaron's stuff. You'll see in a couple of months.

<LSF_OTTO> when will I,J come out?

<Stackpole> It will be out in April, from Bantam, hardcover.

<Zack> Mr. Stackpole: do you have an tips for a straggling author?

<Stackpole> Straggling authors: Sure, get caught up with the pack.

<Stackpole> Struggling authors: Yes, buy Orson Scott Card's book CHARACTERS AND VIEWPOINT.

<Stackpole> Card is an excellent teacher, and his book is very good for dealing with initial problems in writing.

<Zack> heheh.&nbsp; I mean, how do you push yourself to get writing done? I do a little writing for fun, but I often can't get myself to work on any of it.

<Zack> (besides the paycheck :)

<Stackpole> Actually, the paycheck is about it. I like writing, and some stories pull me through it, as I, Jedi did.

<Stackpole> Other times, just needing the money, or not wanting to embarrass myself with friens willget me working.

<Jodokast> Will you be working on anything else with Timothy Zahn?

<Stackpole> Jodo: tim just sent me an outline for another 4 part story, so I would guess that's a yes. I, Jedi and Visions of the Future also have a lot of crossing stuff.

<Garic> as a writer for Lucasfilm are you give a subject and a vague plot to work with or do they say "Write about X-wing Rouge Squadron" and you're on your own

<Stackpole> Garic: We're pretty much on our own.

<LSF_Ferg> Do you play X-Wing and TIE Fighter to get insperation for those battle parts in your books?

<Stackpole> Ferg: I have played them, but not so much anymore.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole, does Bantam have any current plans for a set of books from an Imperial point of view?&nbsp; Like what you did in the Rogue Squadron comics?

<Stackpole> GA: Bantam no longer has the license for novels, so no, they have no plans for such things.

<Wedge> is the eighth rogue squadron book gonna be more oriented towards wedge, or corran?

<Stackpole> Wedge: Both, I think.

<GhentZ> Let me cut in for just a sec. I spoke with Mr. Zahn a little while ago and he said that the SWAJ should be back very soon (December, I think) and the first part of your story will be in it.

<Stackpole> Kris: right, that's what we'll be shooting for.

<Zack> In I, Jedi, I'm excited to hear that you'll be exploring some events of the JA series.&nbsp; I assume you'll also be adding to that a lot, like forrays into the jungle, exploring Corran's powers?

<Stackpole> Zack: Corran's abilities get fully expored, there and elsewhere.

<Garic> I write almost all my characters stories in the first person...how did you find writing in this styles and what kind of disadvantages did you find writing this way

<Stackpole> Garic: I love it. It's easier and faster than other stuff. Don't get the villain's point of view, though, so suspense can be tough.

<LSF_Slash> Do you enjoy being bombarded with questions on IRC?

<Stackpole> slash: I've done this for years, so it's not that bad.

<Stackpole> Besides, I type fast for a living.

<LSF_Slash> ah

<GrandAdmiralNg> * the villain's point of view is fun, trust me on this

<Stackpole> GA, I believe you, but writing from Corran's point of view was a blast.

<Zack> How many WPM can you type? :)

<Stackpole> Zack: I don't know. I'm good for 1000 words an hour or so, with 5-6000 words a day being my limit.

<]Freelancer[> SO, about these upcoming books, do you have a timeline?

<Stackpole> Freelance: Timeline? Do you mean do they link into the existing timeline? Yes.

<]Freelancer[> I mean, when do you think they'll come out..

<Stackpole> Freelance: First X-wing is March of 98, I think. Mine will be march of 99.

<]Freelancer[> Thx

<Zack> in the 8th X-wing books, are you going to include some E-wings? THey're my favorite fighter craft

<Stackpole> Zack: Didn't they show up in DE? I'll be before that.

<Zack> actually, they showed up between the Zahn books and DE, so maybe you can 'invent' them :)

<Stackpole> Zack: but if I use them, it won't be an X-wing book, will it?

<Jodokast> hehehe

<Zack> No, I don't mean as the main ship, but maybe you could mention them, just for me? heh

<Stackpole> Plus, there's no E-wing simulator for me to get used to it.

<Stackpole> Zack: I'll see. Don't hold your breath, though.

<LSF_Ferg> Most of the XvT community is bugging LA about that.....

<Zack> I can't ask for more than that :)

<LSF_OTTO> there is an E-wing download for the original X-wing game

<Dunc> Will we see Mirax and Mara Jade in&nbsp; I, Jedi?

<Stackpole> Dunc: yes to both, but not at the same time.

<Dunc> darn... but it would be very interesting...

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole, I'm a teenager and I'm working on a science fiction novel.&nbsp; How hard is it to get published?

<Stackpole> GA: It's tough to get published, but you have to keep pushing and sending things in. Rejection is a temporary setback.

<Jodokast> are you going to be working on anymore Computer games?

<Stackpole> Jodo: not at the moment.

<LSF_Ferg> Will we see Booster in this book anywhere?

<Stackpole> Ferg: Yep, in I, Jedi, as well as Spectre and Vision.

<Garic> They've gotten bounty hunter's, Jabba's Palace, Imperial point's of view...any smuggler's stories in the SW future that you know of?

<Dunc> add to Garic:&nbsp; besides Han &amp; crew

<Garic> right Dunc! :)

<Stackpole> Garic: Not that I know of.

<LSF_OTTO> when will I,J hit the stores?

<Stackpole> Otto: April, I believe. WWW.BDD.Com will have better data on that than me. Authors are always the last to know.

<Dunc> Otto:&nbsp; Spring 98, March or April

<Dunc> bdd.com won't say anything until June <g>

<GhentZ> No offense, but BDD will not have better data. Most SW book sites like Steve Almond's or Rich Handley's will.

<LSF_OTTO> lol

<Dunc> You probably won't get anything solid until March at least, or the month before it comes out.

<DC_Kanton> you use sims to get ideas for books?

<Stackpole> Kanton: I got some ideas for the stories from the sims, but mostly just a feel for the ships.

<ZippyDan> have u played XWing vs. TIE Fighter?

<Stackpole> ZippyDan: Nope, don't have the software yet. My machine is a 486... Though I work on a Mac.

<Stackpole> My game machine is a 486

<ZippyDan> ah

<GhentZ> OW! 486. You need a new PC.

<Antigrav> Lucasarts has never made a game better than X-Wing, anyway

<Stackpole> I should upgrade, but I have little time for games right now.

<Zack> Can you give us any idea how many of the main characters from the first X-wing book will finish off into the 8th one?

<Stackpole> Zack: Can't do that. I don't know myself. However, a bunch of rogues show up in Spectre, so I guess I cna't kill them off.

<Zack> ah good

<DC_Kanton> I wish I could say ive read your books but Im just now getting into it

<Stackpole> Kanton: YOu don't have to read them, just BUY them.

<GhentZ> hehehehe

<Zack> Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to pick up Spectre yet, because of the lack of job.&nbsp; I'm set to go now, though :)

<Stackpole> Zack: There are libraries where you live, aren't there?

<Zack> yeah, but they don't listen to me on what to stock :)

<GhentZ> they never do.

<Dunc> Zack:&nbsp; interloan

<GhentZ> Dunc's right.

<ZippyDan> btw, did Rogue books ever come out in hardcover NEwher?

<Stackpole> ZippyDan: Nope, no hard covers on the Rogue books. Maybe if everyone asks the Science Fiction book club they will do it.

<Zack> For the Tales books, how do all the authors get they're stories intertwined so well?

<Stackpole> Zack: Lotss of hard work on the part of an editor to coordinate things.

<GhentZ> KJA did a great job!

<Zack> darn, I was hoping they got together in the basement of Skywalker Ranch and had a big war council :)

<Stackpole> Kevin worked really hard on those books.

<Zack> or they're all chained to a table until they finish, and do it good! :)

<Stackpole> Zack: Naw, that never happens. We meet in a board room there.

<GhentZ> And look at the records they set!

<DC_Kanton> Im in the middle of reading the wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, your books and other Starwars related books are up next on my list

<Stackpole> Kanton: So you 'll get them next year, right?

<DC_Kanton> probably hehe Im only in 2nd book&nbsp; of the series

<Jedi_John> So.. I heard that you and Tim Zahn have been throwing ideas around.....

<Stackpole> John: True enough.

<Zack> I assume you've met the big man himself, George Lucas?

<Stackpole> Zack: Nope. Walked past him at lunch one day, but wasn't introduced.

<DC_Kanton> wow!

<Jodokast> wow!

<DC_Kanton> hehe

<LSF_Ferg> Darn.... that musta sucked a little

<Zack> ah, more than I could ever hope for :)

<ZippyDan> do u do these chat things often now?

<Stackpole> ZippyDan: Nope. I've only had the software for 3 hours.

<ZippyDan> ah&nbsp;&nbsp; :D

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole, I've read Side Trip in the SWAJ and I thought it was magnificent.&nbsp; I'm not a fan of the non-Imperials but I've always wanted to learn how CorSec nailed Thyne.

<Stackpole> GA: Thanks. That story was a lot of fun to do.

<Kavin> Stackpole: Do you have any kind of routine/gimmicks you use to write your stories or do you just sit down and start typing away?&nbsp; ;)

<Stackpole> kavin: Pretty much just start typing away. I do have an outline first, since it needs to get approved. Things change a little...

<Stackpole> but that's because it's vague in the outline.

<Wedge> when does the timeline of the comics plan to catch up to the timeline of the books?

<Stackpole> Wedge: We're 2 years out from the start of the novels, so it will be a long while.

<Wedge> thanks

<Kavin> have you always been a big star wars buff?

<Stackpole> Kavin: I've always liked Star Wars. I thought I was a huge fan, then I started running into the REALLY big fans.

<Zack> Mike: Any idea whether you'll get to do any of the Prequel-time novels?

<Stackpole> Zack: No one has called me on those. I'd be willing, but I just have to wait until I get invited in.

<Zack> Well, we all hope you do! :)

<Durron> Mr Stackpole: are you looking forward to the new Prequels, and do you have and inside info you might be able to tell us? =)

<Durron> and=any

<Stackpole> Durron: No inside data, I'm afraid. I can't wait for them, though.

<LSF_Ferg> Have you talked with George Lucas at all?

<Stackpole> Ferg: Nope. Heard his voice at the Ranch, that was it.

<g>

<LSF_Ferg> Darn, I was hopeing they would make your books into movies, but kinda take out anything that would be impoassble or near, like Luke Skywalker.....

<LSF_Ferg> That would be hard to do

<Stackpole> Ferg: At best they might be TV fare.

<LSF_Ferg> WooHoo!

<Zack> Yeah, I've heard rumors of them going to TV.&nbsp; About how likely is it?

<Stackpole> Zack: all dreams right now. Maybe after the movies are done.

<LSF_Ferg> Yes!

<Zack> We're all praying that it comes about :)

<ZippyDan> do u kno what will happen to the Rogue comic series after u connect with the books?

<Stackpole> ZippyDan: since that will take years, nope. Maybe we'll do comics of the novels.

<GhentZ> Have you approached or been approached by Del Rey to do any SW related material?

<Stackpole> Kris: Nope, not yet. I'm hoping, though.

<Zack> so what kind of weapon systems do they have at the ranch?:) [reference to Skywalker Ranch]

<Stackpole> Zack: I cna't tell you. Once you get the implant, you hurt when you reveal secrets like that.

<Zack> heheheh

<GhentZ> hehehehehehehe

<ZippyDan> lol

<Durron> haha

<Ct_Ramen> Question: How do you deal with all the inconsistencies that come up when different authors write the books?

<Stackpole> Ramen: As gently as possible. I spackle and fill a lot.

<Ct_Ramen> Ah

<Stackpole> Playing around and plugging holes inthe universe IS a lot of fun, though.

<Jodokast> have you ever talked to Mark Hamill?

<Stackpole> Jodo: Nope. Saw him across a crowed room once.

<DC_Kanton> Are ne of the staff at Lucasarts aware of the Starwars Quake thats coming out?

<Stackpole> Kanton: I don't know: I;m not on staff there.

<GhentZ> you should be.

<Durron> Mr. Stackpole: do you sometimes feel like you are part of the "elite" now that you are working in the Star Wars Univers?

* Jedi_John wants to be a Stormtrooper in the prequels. =P

<Zack> Durron: He IS the elite! :)

<Durron> i know he is Zack, I was just about to say that

<Stackpole> Durron: Elite? Nope. I know a lot of folks owuld like to be doing this. I just feel damned lucky.

<Zack> hope you don't consider us 'weird' for thinking of you as royalty, but you've been involved in about as much SW media as KJA

<Stackpole> Zack: I understand it, but I'm looking at it from the point of view of a magician who knows where the rabbit is BEFORE the trick.

<Jodokast> have you ever met anyone that has been in the movies?

<Stackpole> Jodo: Yeah, I've been at events with the Men behind the Mask tour, so I've met most of them.

<Stackpole> I've met Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Chewie, a Twi'lek (Bib Fortuna) and others.

<Wedge> cool

<Wedge> did you ever meet Denis Lawson (me being the huge wedge fan i am)

<Stackpole> Wedge: Nope, but we have exchanged letters.

<LSF_Ferg> Cool

<Wedge> WOW

<LSF_Ferg> ,If your books are made movies or goto TV you have anyone you want to Play Corran?

<Stackpole> Ferg: I'll trust LucasFilm to cast the roll. No one in mind now, though.

<Durron> Question: were you at Disney's MGM studios any of those Star Wars Weekends?

<Stackpole> Durron: Nope, I wasn't involved in SW when they were going down.

<LSF_OTTO> what did wedge think of your books?

<GhentZ> hehehehe

<LSF_Ferg> Aww

<Zack> heheh

<GhentZ> he meant Lawson

<Stackpole> Otto: I don't know. I sent him copies, but I've not heard back. I suspect it all confounds him.

<GhentZ> <g>

<Zack> nah, he's probably thinking "This is me! Perfect!!!"

<LSF_Ferg> Hehe

<GrandAdmiralNg> Hehe.

<Ct_Ramen> hahaha

<Stackpole> Zack: Ican but hope.

<Zack> well even if he doesn't think you did good, we thought they're great books.

<Stackpole> Zack: thanks.

<ZippyDan> some of the best

<Solo> Do you think the authors are running out of stuff to write about in the SW universe?

<Stackpole> Solo: I don't thinks so, but I never believed in the superweapon of the month plot myself anyway.

<LSF_OTTO> what about Isards SSD ?

<LSF_OTTO> thats kind of a super weapon

* Jedi_John remembers the Sun Crusher and Death Star Prototype and begins to sob.

<GrandAdmiralNg> *was nauseated when all the superweapons came out*

<GhentZ> not really, Otto.

<Stackpole> Otto: EVERYONE has an SSD. Cept our side, and we had to take it out.

<Ct_Ramen> I am sick of that hackneyed story line: The New Republic is in danger as the Imperials/Hutts/Baddies develop a new superweapon!

<Jedi_John> Look at Dark Empire series.. a bunch of Dark Jedi, World Devastators and the Eclipse SSD.

<Ct_Ramen> I really liked how you expanded on different races' cultures in the books. Some trilogies didn't do that

<Stackpole> Ramen: Thanks. that was a lot of fun.

<DC_Kanton> When you started writing Star Wars related books did you get your basis knowledge from the StarWars Source books ?

<Stackpole> Kanton: I read and read and read all the stuff I could get my hands on.

<Durron> Do you know if there are any plans to write new novels based around the time of the Prequels? After the movies are finished?

<GhentZ> yes there are Durron.

<Zack> What are the chances of following up on I, Jedi&nbsp; at some point, have Corran go out and fight some evil in the galaxy? :)

<Stackpole> Zack: That will be up to Ballentine.

<Zack> We hope it goes through.&nbsp; Corran is one of my favorite characters of all time, I'd love to see him out swash-buckling across the galaxy! :)

<Jodokast> will you be writing Battletech books again?

<Stackpole> Jodo: A new Btech novel is next on my plate.

<DC_Kanton> have you ever wrote ne fantasy?

<DC_Kanton> I love fantasy!!!

<DC_Kanton> sc fiction is second on my list

<Stackpole> Kanton: I have three fantasy novels on the stands now: ONCE A HERO, TALION: REVENANT and A HERO BORN.

<Solo> I think they should right one where the Empire actually regains most of the control and even the captital :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> Solo:&nbsp; Right on!

<LSF_Ferg> Solo, thay have its a comic book series call DE

<Ct_Ramen> They did. I think that happened in the first Dark Horse comic

<Solo> I mean NOVELS!

<Ct_Ramen> oh

<GrandAdmiralNg> It is but they didn't keep Coruscant.&nbsp; I wish the Empire would win more often.

<LSF_Ferg> Just akie them novil, pow got it

<Zack> You people and your Imperial loyalties! DId you all forget that they were the BAD GUYS? :)

<Wedge> imperials are bad

<GhentZ> heheheh

<GrandAdmiralNg> Zack:&nbsp; *points to screen name*&nbsp; What do you think.&nbsp; :)

<Solo> Most books now go: the imp come up with the huge plot and then right before it works something happens,,,, it sucks

<Durron> the empire has to win sometimes, remember ESB?

<Wedge> i wouldn't consider hoth an imperial victory though durron.&nbsp; the rebels succesfully evacuated

<GrandAdmiralNg> Wedge:&nbsp; Hoth was the Rebel base, the main ase.&nbsp; It was a strategic victory.

<GhentZ> victory usually goes to whoever is last on the field of battle, especially since in this case the Imps completed part of their objective.

<Durron> Wedge: but the movie as a whole, was NOT a victory for the rebel alliance

<Stackpole> ESB pretty much was a bust for the Rebels.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Imperials are good!&nbsp; Evil is good.

<Ct_Ramen> hehe

<GrandAdmiralNg> :)

<Stackpole> GA: Baron Fel once believed that, too.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Stackpole:&nbsp; I haven't read about the 181st yet because noone in my area carries SW comics.

<Stackpole> GA: order them by mail. The series is a lot of fun, I think.

<DC_Kanton> mail order them

<GrandAdmiralNg> Stackpole:&nbsp; Thanks, I wasn't sure if you could.

<Wedge> did you ever read Timothy Zahn's conqeror's pride, and if so what did you think of them?

<Stackpole> Wedge: I haven't read them, but I like Tim's writing a lot.

<Wedge> oh

<DC_Kanton> Ever met Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan or Terry Goodkind?

<Stackpole> Kanton: Robert Jordan, a long time ago. Negative on the others.

<DC_Kanton> wow!!!

<DC_Kanton> he is a genius!!!!!

<Zack> Mike: New Republic or Imperials? Who do YOU like the best? :)

<Stackpole> Zack: I'm partial to the Rebels, but the Imps can be fun.

<Zack> :)

<Jodokast> do you like Bounty Hunters?

<Stackpole> Jodo: I think they're a lot of fun, yes.

<Solo> I like the Xwing series because of ALL the action

<Stackpole> Solo: Thanks.

<Jodokast> cool.

<Ct_Ramen> Tht virus idea was creative. A nice break

<Stackpole> Ramen: thanks. My dad's a doctor, so I think of those things.

<Ct_Ramen> cool

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole:&nbsp; Did you get the idea for Krytos partly from Ebola.

<Zack> yeah, screw indiscriminate super weapons, have something that trashes people individually! :)

<Stackpole> GA: I had the idea of a virus in my outline and that was approved. THEN I read THE HOT ZONE and modeled the Krytos virus on Ebola somewhat.

<Wedge> durron: it wasn't a rebel victory.&nbsp; but if that's all the imps could do their in for trouble from the alliance

<Jodokast> EMPIRE was my favorite

<Wedge> rotj was mine cause wedge commanded rogue squadron

<Durron> Stackpole: how does it feel to be the only SW writer to have content dealing with sex? (to my knowledge anyway)

<GhentZ> Kube-McDowell did some too Durron.

<Stackpole> Durron: I've been asked that before. No one at LFL had probs with it, so I don' tknow what the big deal was.

<JediMaster> Lets ask question here!

<Durron> what book GhentZ>

<GhentZ> the BLACK FLEET CRISIS tril, but not much. It was implied somewhat.

<Durron> oh, I still havn't read those ones

<GrandAdmiralNg> Empire was the best...I just wished Vader would stop choking every single officer in the Navy!

<Jedi_John> You either did you best and succeeded or died.

<Wedge> and the imps wonder why their losing....they kill all their officers

<Jedi_John> Hey it promoted them to do their best.

<Durron> he didn't choke Piett

<GrandAdmiralNg> Durron:&nbsp; Well no.

<Durron> i think it's great, makes it more realistic

<Zack> I agree, Durron :)

<Stackpole> Durron: Thanks. That's the goal. I wanted folks to figure I was George Lucas under an assumed name.

<Solo> Gives depth into characters

<Zack> how exactly did the Solo kids come about if theres no Sex in Star Wars? :)

<Stackpole> Zack: Good point.

<Ct_Ramen> The stork

<GhentZ> hehehehe

<GhentZ> good one Captain.

<Durron> Star Wars: The Romance Novel =)

<GhentZ> NO!!!!

<LSF_OTTO> uuggg

<Zack> ugh, no! heh

<Zack> "Han picked Leia up, his biceps rippling..."

<Zack> lol

<Stackpole> Was't the Romance really Courship?

<Durron> lol =)

<GhentZ> Actually, Courtship was more of a Fantasy novel

<GrandAdmiralNg> *as long as we don't see anything about how Tarkin got a date with Admiral Daala I'm fine with it*

<GhentZ> those Witches. Creepy.

<Zack> eewwww, GA!! :PPP

<Jodokast> no cause Han went looking for her

<Wedge> lol ga

<GhentZ> gross!

* Zack shudders at the thought of that wrinkly old fart... ewww!!

<GrandAdmiralNg> Sorry if it was inappropriate.&nbsp; Just needed an extreme example.

<GhentZ> let's not sink , people.

<Stackpole> Hmmm, maybe I should have left sex out of the books.

<GhentZ> <g>

<Durron> hehe

<LSF_OTTO> <G>

<Zack> lol, it's okay Mike, we're just a bunch of weirdos :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> Zack:&nbsp; Speak for yourself.&nbsp; I'm a super wierdo.

<Zack> sorry GA :)

<Wedge> Mr Stackpole: what inspired you to write a book about Wedge? (sorry if this question was asked already i had to leave for a sec)

<Stackpole> Wedge: I was asked to write about a fighter squadron. Wedge was pretty much the only choice as a focus character if I was going to do that.

<Stackpole> Wedge fits the sort of character I like to use. He's his own man, but knows powerful folks.

<Wedge> thanks for writing about him.&nbsp; it's the only book that has him in it for more than four pages

<Ct_Ramen> What slot are your new books in?

<Stackpole> Slot?

<Ct_Ramen> uh, time period

<Solo> TEENAGERS!

<Stackpole> Ramen: X-wing 8 is before DE, I, JEDI is during and after JA3.

<Ct_Ramen> Ah. I hate when some guys wirite trilogies that happen 2 months before Corellia, or 1 week after Zahn.

<Stackpole> Ramen: I have the luxury of running parallel to things since I don't use main characters.

<Wedge> Mr Stackpole:&nbsp; what was your favorite sw novel? (again, sorry if this was asked already) not to put you on the spot about the rogue squadron novels

<Stackpole> Wedge: Tough to say. I think THE BACTA WAR, though I'm also partial to WEDGE'S GAMBLE>

<Zack> I'll be right back, got to get something to eat.&nbsp; Want anything, Mike? :)

<Stackpole> Zack, thanks, but I have soccer.

<Zack> heheh

<LSF_Ferg> Hehe

<GhentZ> heheh

<LSF_OTTO> lol

<GhentZ> rotfl

<Durron> heh

<LSF_Ferg> Loopehole of a sort

<Wedge> i liked bacta war also

<Wedge> that was a good one

<GrandAdmiralNg> Bacta War was the best I think.

* LSF_OTTO agrees

<Wedge> i thought the krytos virus was a nice touch

<Stackpole> The Bacta War was fun for me because I got everyone back together and could have snappy patter.

<GhentZ> biowarfare is not something SW has really dealt with other than Krytos.

<GrandAdmiralNg> GhentZ:&nbsp; Even though we all know the Empire's sick enough to do that.

<GhentZ> yup.

<Durron> what's your favorite other than ones that you've writen?

<Stackpole> Durron: You really want to get me in trouble, don't you?

<Durron> hehe

<GhentZ> nah, we won't tell!

<Durron> no way

<GhentZ> we'll edit it out of the transcript.

<Stackpole> I'd have to say I liked Tim Zahn's books the best of the rest.

<Ct_Ramen> See, that's original. I'm getting turned off to most SW novels because of that phenomena. The lasts ones I read were yours and Black Fleet. Both original, cause one didn't even deal with the empire, and yours expanded on biological warfare* Jedi_John wishes someone would do like a Tales of the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole the Krytos virus was a nice touch.&nbsp; It really brought home how desperate the Empire became in their effortto win the war.

<Durron> I liked how while I was reading the X-wing series, I would be like "I know what's gonna happen next" and then it would be totally different

<GhentZ> YES!

<Stackpole> Durron: That's my goal and philosopy...

<GhentZ> it was rather that way. very much like Zahn. <hint>

<Durron> the touch with the traitor was great

<Stackpole> Readers and writers are playing Name that tune. You say you know what will hapen and it's my job to show it won't.

<Ct_Ramen> Come on, man. I knew Jace was comin' back sooner or later. :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> *actually thought that Jace was dead*

<Stackpole> GA: Jace WAS dead until the 3rd novel, when I decided it was he who sent the Vratix to Wedge.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Wow.

<Wedge> Mr Stackpole:&nbsp; will you be bringing any new imperial powers in your other novels to make the imperials stronger since the rebels keep kicking there tail?

<Stackpole> Wedge: scine all my books are set in existing timeframes, that's kind of tough. <g>

<Wedge> oh yeah

<Wedge> forgot about the timeframe

<GhentZ> unless you get a contract from DR!

<Ct_Ramen> Yeah, Bacta war totally blended in with Courtship. Alotta others condratict with what happens later

<GhentZ> yeah, you mention Zinj extensively.

<Stackpole> Making joints between books seamless is something I enjoy doing as much as possible.

<Stackpole> Kris: Zsinj needed to be built up, so I built him up.

<Ct_Ramen> That can be taken two ways

<GhentZ> that's what coninuity is all about.

<Ct_Ramen> hehe

<GrandAdmiralNg> Zsinj was pretty nifty.

<Wedge> i think the second book of the new trilogy for the rogues will be cool cause it's gonna be about zinj

<GhentZ> both will, I think.

<Zack> If you were given a license to write as many SW books as you wanted, in any time frame, how many do you think you'd do? :)

<Stackpole> Zack: I don't know. One a year, maybe. Depends on the pay.

<Durron> any chance of a novel dealing with Corran's past at CorSec?

<Stackpole> Durron: Unlikely, but we might get short stories or comics out of it.

<LSF_OTTO> lol

<LSF_OTTO> money talks and...

<ZippyDan> come on Mike...&nbsp; u r'nt supposed to emphasizing the pay here...&nbsp; :)&nbsp; u gotta make up some kind of idealistic motivating factor...

<GhentZ> heheheh

<LSF_OTTO> hehehe

<GhentZ> I think that's our favorite line hands down.

<Zack> well, I can honestly say chatting with you has been a big help for me, I'm eager to jump back into writing some of my own stories :)

<GhentZ> heheheheeh

<LSF_OTTO> having fun while making money sounds good to me

<Stackpole> ZippyDan: Is anything more motivating than money?

<ZippyDan> life eternal&nbsp; :)

<Stackpole> Zack: Im glad.

<Stackpole> Zippy: Show me where I can get it, and I'll write boks to do os.

<Zack> What's your favorite type of book to write?

<Stackpole> Zack: No real favorite, I love them all. Have to, or I'd not do them.

<Zack> heheh

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole, I was curious why the Interdictor Black Asp had ion cannons when they only carry quad laser cannons.&nbsp; (doesn't mean offend anyone)

<Stackpole> GA: I think they have ion cannons, or did in the sourcebook I was using at the time.

<Ct_Ramen> That sourcebook by Anderson was ridiculous. A strike cruiser going as fast as an X-Wing? please

<GrandAdmiralNg> Ramen:&nbsp; The only cruiser I know that goes as fast as an X-Wing is the Imperial Carrack Light Cruiser.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Ramen:&nbsp; Well it happens...authors are human to.

<Ct_Ramen> Yeah, well they shoudn't be. :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> Ramen:&nbsp; :)

<Stackpole> Ramen: And too many of them don't believe they are.

<ZippyDan> LOL

<Zack> You're only human, Mike? I WON'T beleive it! :)

<Stackpole> Zack: As human as they come, I'm afraid.

<Wedge> Mr Stackpole: I know this is veering of to the subject at hand but what was your favorite of the starwars movies?

<Ct_Ramen> Oh, my bad. That's still ridiculous. That's like a Guided Missle Frigate goin as fast as an F-18

<Stackpole> Wedge: ESB, I think. I liked the tone.

<Wedge> thats cool, i didn't like that one cause wedge was in it for ten seconds

<Stackpole> Wedge: Well, YES, it did have that flaw.

<Wedge> :) thanks for your sympathy mr stackpole

[HUGE pause here in the flurry of conversation; confusion begins]

<GhentZ> radio silence

<Ct_Ramen> No s

<Wedge> i think it's a tragedy

<Jedi_John> Been gone for a while. What's the estimated-release-date for I, Jedi?

<ZippyDan> in the games an XWing goes only 100 kilometers per hour max

<ZippyDan> so

<Ct_Ramen> No, that's MGLT

<Wedge> per second zippy dan

<Wedge> i think

<Zack> Zippy: A lot faster than that :)

<ZippyDan> comparing it to an F18 wouldnt be fair

<GrandAdmiralNg> Zippy yeah and that's without shunting power to shields and lasers.

<ZippyDan> thats per hour

<Wedge> oh

<Zack> no, an X-wing goes WAY faster than 100 km per hour.

<Wedge> well that's in attack mode though

<Zack> what exactly is a mglt? :)

<ZippyDan> believe me, if u wer going per second, it wouldnt take so long to reach that Capital Ship 9 kilometers away

<LSF_OTTO> lol

<Wedge> yeah

<Wedge> i was confusing it with wing commander

<Ct_Ramen> something something light something

<Wedge> withc is cool cause mark hammil is in it

<Ct_Ramen> Measurements of sub-light speeds

<Zack> Mike, do you know what a MGLT is? :)

<Wedge> lol zack

<Stackpole> Zack: NOpe. I hitched on it when doing the first book, too.

<GrandAdmiralNg> I wish we could see a novel about a day in the life of a capital ship commander.&nbsp; Or a game like that.

<GhentZ> mega light-years I think, Zack

<LSF_OTTO> hyperspace is alot faster then an F-18 anyways

<Ct_Ramen> hehe

<Zack> hmm

<GhentZ> hehehehe

<ZippyDan> it is in Kilometers/hour

<Zack> the great mystery of our time! What's an MGLT? :)

<Wedge> you like the f 18 don't ya otto

<GhentZ> all right already!

<LSF_OTTO> :P

<Ct_Ramen> An F-16 can whack an F-18 anyday

<Durron> how about a novel based around the time of the movies, but running along side it, like about smugglers or bounty hunters and such while the war is going on?

<ZippyDan> ya

<GhentZ> That's what Jeter's tril is about Durron!

<Durron> Jeter's tril?

<GhentZ> trilogy

<Durron> Jeter?

<Durron> =)

<Zack> Zippy: I drive 100 km per hour.&nbsp; An X-wing goes faster than I do.

<Wedge> i don't think so ramen

<ZippyDan> r'nt we supposed to be talking to Mike?

<Ct_Ramen> haha

<Stackpole> I figured attack speed for an X-wing was like 500 knots or so, when I did my calculations for the missile chase in the first book.

<Wedge> wow

<ZippyDan> not in space Zack

<Ct_Ramen> F-16 can out turn an F-18

<Wedge> no it can't

<Zack> in space there's no friction, why wuold it be slower?

<Wedge> an f 16 can't even out turn a mig 29

<GhentZ> there is friction

<GhentZ> in space

<Ct_Ramen> bull

<Stackpole> Zack: Mass still matters in space.

<Wedge> it's true

<Zack> very little, though :)

<GhentZ> but it's there. space being a vacuum is a myth of epic proportions.

<Wedge> there old

<Ct_Ramen> Yeah, an X-Wing must weiggh way more than a F-18

<Brad> Mike: Who are some of the authors you currently enjoy reading?

<Stackpole> Brad: I like Zahn, Zelazny, Bernard Cornwell, Rex Stout, Dennis L. McKiernan, Stephen Donaldson, Larry bond.

<Zack> I don't mean to be ignorant, but how far is a knot? :)

* Wedge wants to stop talking a bout the difference between fighter jets and wants to start talking about the difference between ties and x wings

<Ct_Ramen> a little over a mile

<Durron> hey guys, how about going back to questions or at least star wars related conversation

<Ct_Ramen> sorry

<Zack> still, a futuristic fighter craft will go faster than my car.

<ZippyDan> :)

<Zack> even if it was flying through water :P

<Zack> or mud :)

<LSF_OTTO> a nautical mile tking in the curve of the Earth

<Brad> /me wants to stop talking about space craft and start talking about the difference between laden and unladen african swallows

<LSF_OTTO> or T/A's

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole:&nbsp; Why didn't Intelligence Director Isard use TIE Defenders?

<Stackpole> GA: There just weren't that many of them. The guys in TIE FIGHTER keep getting htem shot up.

<Ct_Ramen> haha

<Jodokast> have you ever read Shadows of the empire by Steve Perry? and if so, what did you think?

<Stackpole> Jodo: I've read part of it. I thought it was pretty good. I admire Steve for doing that job beciase it was tough.

<GhentZ> a lot of expectations to live up to.

<ZippyDan> not me&nbsp; :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> Hehe.

<Zack> african, or european?

<LSF_OTTO> lol

<Durron> don't be mad at my ignorance, but did Isard die? I can't remember

<Stackpole> Durron: She pretty much got smoked in the Bacta War.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Zippy, not me either.&nbsp; TIE Defender Ace.

<GhentZ> the game showed what could have happened if the Empire had started winning.

<GrandAdmiralNg> Hey NRF Falcon.

<ZippyDan> um

<GhentZ> heheheh

<LSF_OTTO> at the end in the shuttle

<LSF_OTTO> that she stole

<Zack> yeah! Kill the Ice-beast! :)

<Jodokast> I'd like to see Tycho in his own book, or is it already out

<Stackpole> Jodo: You see a lot of Tycho in the comics.

<GrandAdmiralNg> I'm an Imperial and even I hated Isard.

<GhentZ> she's not going to do a Dash Rendar, right?

<Stackpole> Kris: did Dash come back?

<GhentZ> in the game

<Zack> yep, Dash is alive

<LSF_Ferg> dash is deader than a door nail

<Wedge> it's Pash

<GrandAdmiralNg> Dash is alive???!!

<LSF_Ferg> Pash is alive

<Drew_BlackStar> Yeah ng

<LSF_Ferg> not dash, Dash is dead

<Zack> lol, Dash and Pash are two different characters

<Wedge> sorry thought you were talking about pash cracken

<Zack> no, Dash is alive, so is Pash

<Jodokast> i know, but i'd like him to have his own trilogy or something

* Drew_BlackStar lol

<LSF_Ferg> No Dash is dead

<ZippyDan> why dont we ask Dash himself?

<^Invader> Render was supposed to die near Coruscant

<GhentZ> Dash is alive. I didn't play the game and even I know that. You guys are supposed to be hard-core fans! You are excused MIke, you're busy writing entertainment for us.

<Zack> LSF, he's alive, you don't pay much attention.

<GrandAdmiralNg> I also heard about Shadows of the Empire:&nbsp; Evolution, is that really coming out?

<Stackpole> GA: I don't know about that project.

<GhentZ> Yes

<Jedi_John> Darnit! Dash is alive.

<GhentZ> February I think

<GhentZ> 5 issues.

<GhentZ> check out my page or subscribe to my newletter.

* Jedi_John played Sabacc with Dash Rendar yesterday. Took a bunch of his money too!

<Wedge> Mr stackpole: what happened with erisi?&nbsp; we know she crashed but we never figured out wether she died?.

<Stackpole> Wedge: I meant that crash to pretty much prove she'd been killed. Not much left of the fighter ther, and no atsmophere on the moon.

<LSF_Ferg> man I hate that

<Drew_BlackStar> Erisi was cool even though she was an imp

<Durron> how about an afair between Leia and Corran? =)

<Stackpole> Durron: I don't think so.

<Drew_BlackStar> Aww comeon erisi was cool and cute.

<Stackpole> Drew: cool, cute and deadly. she had to go.

<Jodokast> Dash didn't die

<Stackpole> Jodo: Unlikely. The comics should be good enough for him.

<LSF_OTTO> we can rebuild her we have the tech...the 6 million credit pilot

<Wedge> i thought erisi was cool.

<Wedge> she coulda taken corran if she was in an x wing.&nbsp; she almost did in a tie

<Zack> lol Otto

<Drew_BlackStar> Erisi was a bad pilot but she was cool

<^Invader> I agree With Wedge I liked erisi's personality :)

<Drew_BlackStar> she's the evil woman ya had ta love

<GrandAdmiralNg> Erisi was an interesing woman...

<Zack> I personally would have liked to see her melt.&nbsp; I thought

she was some sort of witch :)

<GhentZ> hehehehe

<Drew_BlackStar> Erisi vs Mirax Battle of the Century

<^Invader> lol

<Wedge> she was cool

<GhentZ> good grief

<LSF_Ferg> hehe

<GrandAdmiralNg> She was the Bacta Queen.

<Stackpole> Drew: That would have been a fight.

<Drew_BlackStar> Yeah Erisi was cool

<Jodokast> come on guys lets ask questions

<GhentZ> drop it guys

<Zack> heheh

<Drew_BlackStar> hmmm is corran gonna surivive?

<GhentZ> He's in SotP!

<Drew_BlackStar> SotP?

<Wedge> i was hopin she was alive so she could kick corran's tail

<Wedge> eventhough corran was pretty cool

<ZippyDan> Stackpole, i know u won't do it...&nbsp; cuz u r bzy and you would be pestered with many messages...&nbsp; but I have to ask u to get ICQ...&nbsp; :D

<Stackpole> ZippyDan: I'm on a Mac and they don't have ICQ for it.

<GhentZ> DOH!

* Jedi_John thinks they have a Java ICQ ver. for mac.

<LSF_OTTO> one of us could E-mail it to you

<ZippyDan> they have ICQ for regular Macs, powerMacs, and a Java version

<Stackpole> Zippy: Really? I though they were going to email when tehy got it for the Mac.

<ZippyDan> i just checked ther Mike

<ZippyDan> i have it right in front of me...&nbsp; :)

<Zack> Mike, it is available for Mac :)

<Stackpole> Zippy: I'll have to check mirabilis again, then.

<Zack> http://www.icq.com/download :)

<ZippyDan> great!&nbsp;&nbsp; :)

<Durron> gettin a little pushy there Zack? =)

<ZippyDan> hey, lets not pester him too much

<Zack> no, informative :)

<GhentZ> hehehe

<GrandAdmiralNg> *Imperial smile*

<GhentZ> yikes.

* Jedi_John would like to state my UIN: 2547843

<ZippyDan> after all, ne1 who works for LA is a god...&nbsp; :)

<LSF_OTTO> "rebel smile"

<Jedi_John> If you ever get ICQ.

<Jedi_John> let em know =)

* Drew_BlackStar Rogue Smile

* Durron 's UIN # is 4352328 or just search for Durron

<LSF_Ferg> 2570037

<ZippyDan> he hasnt even gotten ICQ!&nbsp; :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> *chuckles*

<LSF_Ferg> so?

<LSF_Ferg> Ir don't matter if he has ICQ I'm telling to everyone

<ZippyDan> ok then

<Durron> me too

<ZippyDan> my UIN is 2028291...&nbsp; and my nickname is ZippyDan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:)

<LSF_Ferg> 2570037 everyone thtas my ICQ

<LSF_OTTO> 3967916 is mine

<Durron> I'm about to loose faith in you Mike =)

<GhentZ> hehehehe

<GhentZ> Use it on the 486!

<Stackpole> Kris: then I'd have to go online in the othe room.

this is easier there on the mac.

<GhentZ> sorry, I'm not familiar with the layout of your home.

<LSF_OTTO> darn

<LSF_OTTO> yeah

<GhentZ> how fast is it?

<Durron> a MAC??!!

<Stackpole> Durron: Most all my novels were written on a Mac.

<Stackpole> Durron: Yep, and before that is was an OSBORNE, a CP/M machine.

<GhentZ> uh-oh.

<ZippyDan> ya

<Durron> oh no! you can't be serious! hehe&nbsp; j/k

<Zack> doh!

* Zack hits his head on the wall

<Durron> wow

<Durron> lol

<GhentZ> Mac written SW novels! NO!!!!!!! {GhentZ does a bad imitation of a Luke scream]

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole:&nbsp; What did the New Republic do with SSD Lusankya after it was captured?&nbsp; Is that they one the NR scrapped?

<Stackpole> GA: It's pretty beat to hell. I think they scrapped it.

<GrandAdmiralNg> *was close to tears when the SSD was almost vaped*

<Zack> I loved what you did with the gravity generators on the SSD, Mike

<Drew_BlackStar> Mr Stackpole: Would you object to people recreating some of the space battles in your books and fit them to XvT?

<Stackpole> Drew: I'd think that was cool.

<GhentZ> that would be COOL!

<Durron> I started to do that Drew: never got anywhere with it

<LSF_OTTO> very cool

<Drew_BlackStar> Stackpole, great because I already started one, but i need to know what the pulsar stake is more close to a Yt-1300 or a MUrrian Transport?

<Stackpole> I based it on the Baudo class Star Yacht.

<Jodokast> will there be any more rouge pilots who will become Jedi?

<Zack> Drew: Neither, but closer to a Murrian I'd say

<GhentZ> it's in the new EG isn't it?

<Drew_BlackStar> Ok good then I don't have to change anything. I've even coaxed teh Interdictor to fire Ion cannons

<GrandAdmiralNg> Drew, how in the name of the Empire did you do that to Interdictors?

<GhentZ> discuss that somewhere else people.

<Drew_BlackStar> Ng I selected the fire type.

<ZippyDan> LucasArts= Mount Olympus&nbsp;&nbsp; :)

<GhentZ> hehehe

<Drew_BlackStar> Oh MR Stackpole, Lisse (my girl freind) wants me to tell ya hi.

<ZippyDan> whoa

<GhentZ> watch out

<Stackpole> Drew: Tell her "Hi" back.

<Durron> hehe

<LSF_OTTO> lol

<GrandAdmiralNg> Mr. Stackpole will we see any part of the ongoing war in I, Jedi?

<Stackpole> GA: There's actually not a war going on at that oint, but there is plenty of fighting.

<Drew_BlackStar> Mr Stackpole I think the mission should run, once I figure out how to upload it to my webpage (so you can downloade it) would you like the URL?

<Ct_Ramen> When are they going to be released?

<Durron> I would drew

<Stackpole> Drew: Thanks, but I don't have XvT.

<ZippyDan> no fighting, more romance...&nbsp; :)

<Stackpole> Zippy: This book has it all. <g>

<Ct_Ramen> dope

<LSF_OTTO> kewl

<Drew_BlackStar> Stackpole *shrug* you can get it when they put it out for macs.

<Ct_Ramen> if they put it out

<Zack> They won't put it out for Macs

<Stackpole> I will, at that point, then I'll start searaching.

<Zack> LucasArts doesnt' do Mac anymore :)

<GhentZ> they do, just not much

<LSF_OTTO> about 3 years behind

<Durron> Mr Stackpole: how about posting what you have done on I, Jedi on your web page for all to read and critique? =)

<Stackpole> Durron: Can't do that. It would violate my contract and I'd have to give money back.

<Durron> i know Mike

<GhentZ> Mike, you need to save some money and get a nice Pentium.

<Stackpole> Kris, did you just use the words "nice" and "Pentium" inthe same sentence?

<^Invader> Mr. Stackpole, Do you actually visionalize the battles taking place in your mind?

<Stackpole> Invader: Pretty much, yeah.

<^Invader> How can you do it? Im in a Tie Fighter Squadron on the Internet called Omega...and we right POV stories and I can't visionalize the battles <g>

<Stackpole> Invader: Years of practice? I don't know. I just try to fit things into the tactics I know about and go from there.

<Stackpole> Okay, abuot 10 minutes more, then Ihave to roll on to soccer.

<LSF_Ferg> what is the I, Jedi page?

<ZippyDan> nah, why do that, the new macs will use Intel Chips, runs both Mac and Windows

<Durron> can i call you Mike? Sir?

<Stackpole> Sure, call me Mike. This Mr. thing is kind of freaky.

<GhentZ> freaky? we look up to you WAY up! how tall are you, now that I've brought it up?

<Stackpole> Kris: 5'7" or so.

<Kavin> Mr: Stackpole what position do you play and is it only indoor/outdoor or both?&nbsp; I love soccer&nbsp; ;)

<Stackpole> Kavin: I play indoor and right now I'm a forward, but I rotate on defense or in the goal as needed.

<Zack> Mike: Maybe write some (very) short stories and toss them up there? :)

<GrandAdmiralNg> Well Mr. Stackpole thanks for answering my sometimes odd questioms.

<Stackpole> GA My pleasure.

<GhentZ> I think I speak for everyone (whether or not they know it) when I say: Send our best wishes to your injured team mate and good luck at the game! MtFbwY, a!

<GrandAdmiralNg> Doh.

<LSF_Ferg> hehe

<LSF_OTTO> later all and thaks for the chat mike

<Durron> hey Mike, come back and chat with us when you start work on your next novel

<Jodokast> good bye Mike and MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.......ALWAYS

<Brad> Mike:Before you go, I just want to let&nbsp; you know that I enjoy your work very much

<ZippyDan> he's leaving now?

<Drew_BlackStar> Kyp its not finding it.

<^Invader> kewl

<ZippyDan> is this goodbye time?

<JediMaster> Thankyou Mike>&nbsp; I hope we came do this here again.

<^Invader> want to play XVT some time? hehe

<Durron> are you talking to me Drew?

* LSF_OTTO says later all and thanks for your time mike

<Stackpole> Thanks, all. Writers work in isolation, so chatting with folks hwo read is a thrill.

<Drew_BlackStar> Yeah

<Jodokast> bye

<^Invader> Thank you Mr. Stackpole :)

<ZippyDan> hehe...&nbsp; so

<Durron> well... just search for Durron then

<ZippyDan> Get ICQ and look me up&nbsp; :)

<Drew_BlackStar> I can't find your icq.. here find mine 1340469

<LSF_Ferg> Yes Thank you

<Durron> are you leaving now Mike?

<Zack> see you later, Mike! Keep up the great work!

<GhentZ> Thank you so much for coming! You are welcome back any time!

<LSF_Ferg> Ohh ohh me toop!

<Jodokast> MTFBWY

<Drew_BlackStar> uhoh ask for atuhorization and I'll get back to you

<ZippyDan> all the time

<Drew_BlackStar> I gotta eat now see ya all.

<GhentZ> Looking forward to the new X-wings and I, JEDI!

<^Invader> ICQ UIN:.12 3381623

<Jodokast> your the best

<Durron> hehe, look at all the people trying to get in one last goodbye

<GhentZ> hehehee

<Zack> ah heh

* Zack slow :)

<GhentZ> hehehehehhehehehehhehehhehe

<ZippyDan> Dont stop writing Star Wars!

<Stackpole> Zippy:They give me contracts, I'll keep writing.

<GhentZ> Bug DR about it!

<Zack> DR? :)

<Stackpole> DelRey.

<GhentZ> DR = Del Rey

<Stackpole> DR has my number. We'll talk, I'm sure.

<^Invader> One more ? if you have time?

<GhentZ> I bug 'em for ya.

<Stackpole> One more.

<Wedge> back everyone

<LSF_Ferg> Agh!

<GhentZ> you're late Wedge

<LSF_Ferg> He's back!

<Stackpole> Okay, stop talking abouthim, then.

<Wedge> sorry

<^Invader> If we make like Character backgrounds would you put us into a story? hehe

<Stackpole> Invader: I actually can't do that, given my contracts. LFL is very strict about that stuff.

<LSF_Ferg> Please?

<Zack> lol

<LSF_Ferg> :)

<Zack> that'd be cool, but not bloody likely :)

<LSF_Ferg> Awww

<ZippyDan> :)

<^Invader> ya I know, but it was a thought ;)

<Zack> how about a character name? :)

<LSF_Ferg> Gety a contract the will let you and then come back

<ZippyDan> u dont have to tell them...&nbsp; :)

<Stackpole> Zack: Once you get the implant...

<Zack> heheh

<^Invader> hehe

<ZippyDan> hehe

<Durron> if someone sends you stuff about an event, that you already thought of, does that mean you can't use it anymore?

<Stackpole> Durron: I don't read unsolicited materialbecause of the contract.

<Durron> even if it is in an email?

<Stackpole> Durron: That's why my mail window is tiny. I see what it is and toss it.

<Stackpole> Have to.

* Zack wants an implant! :)

<LSF_Ferg> hehehe

<GhentZ> ho-boy.

* ^Invader wants a implant too

<ZippyDan> we're gonna make him late...

* LSF_Ferg doesn't want an implant

<Ct_Ramen> Hey, how do I save this interview to a text file?

<GhentZ> Don't worry, it'll be online soon Ramen!

* LSF_Ferg would rather not have an implant thank you.... OW!

<^Invader> heh

<LSF_Ferg> OH ya

<Ct_Ramen> ah

<ZippyDan> the odss of succesfully making it to soccer in time are...

<Durron> thats cool

<Brad> Durron: Where are you from?

<Stackpole> Okay, I'm out ofhere. Thanks, all. this was funn.

* Wedge wasn't here for a while and is hearing things about implants.

* Wedge is scared.

<GhentZ> Ok, everybody, let Mike warm up for his game!

<Zack> see ya! :)

*** Stackpole has quit IRC (Farewell, all!)