Rudy Rucker, Notes for Postsingular, 5/25/2007 Postsingular Writing Notes (My 17th Novel) July, 2005 - April, 2007 by Rudy Rucker Copyright © Rudy Rucker, 2007. Last update: May 25, 2007 Number of words: 143,311 (The novel itself is 89,500 words.) Log Here‘s a list of my literary activities while composing Postsingular. I‘ve indented and [bracketed] the things that don‘t have a direct connection with composing Postsingular. Notes document created July 16, 2005. Review: ―Stross‘s Accelerando,‖ Aug 1 - Sept 5, 2005. NYRSF. Part 1a: Story ―Chu and the Nants,‖ Sept 12 - 19, 2005. Asimov‟s (6/2006). Part 1b: Story ―Postsingular,‖ Sept 29 - Nov 15, 2005. Asimov‟s (9/2006). [Found story: ―Cobb Wakes Up,‖ Nov 26, 2005. Other (1/06)] [Story: ―Panpsychism Proved,‖ Nov 30 - Dec 5, 2005. Nature (1/06).] Essay, ―Panpsychism,‖ Dec 6 - 13, 2005. Edge Annual Question.(1/06). Story plans: ―Bixie and Chu‖ and ―The Big Pig Posse,‖ Dec 7 - 31, 2005. Decide to write Postsingular novel, Jan 2, 2006. Postsingular Proposal 1, Jan 17, 2006. Decide (temporarily) not to have ―Chu‖ and ―Postsingular‖ in novel, Feb 10, 2006. [Plan story anthology Mad Professor, Feb 11, 2006.] Postsingular Proposal 2 gets deal with Tor, Feb 22, 2006. Part 2: ―The Big Pig Posse‖, Dec 20, 2005 - March 9, 2006. [Story: ―Elves of the Subdimension‖ with Paul DiFilippo, Flurb, Aug 2006.] Decide to use ―Chu‖ and ―Postsingular‖ as Chapter 1. April 3, 2006. [Deal for Mad Professor anthology with Thunder‘s Mouth, April 24, 2006.] [Story: ―2+2=5‖ with Terry Bisson, April 25, 2006. Interzone.] Part 3: ―Thuy‘s Metanovel‖, March 10 - May 22, 2006. Story: ―Visions of the Metanovel,‖ May 23, 2006. For Mad Professor. Decide to do the book in four chapters. July 26, 2006. Decide to call the sections ―parts‖ instead of chapters. Sept 6, 2006. Part 4: ―Lazy Eight‖, June 22, 2006 - Sept 11, 2006. Revisions: October 16, 2006 - January 18, 2007. Copy-edits: Late February, 2007. I make extensive revisions to the ending. Page Proofs: April 17, 2007 p. 1 Rudy Rucker, Notes for Postsingular, 5/25/2007 Contents (The *asterisked items in the Ideas section correspond to ideas I didn‟t use.) Log ..................................................................................................................... 1 Contents ............................................................................................................. 2 To Do ................................................................................................................. 8 Working Plans and Active Outline .................................................................... 8 Word Count .................................................................................................... 8 Number of Chapters (or Parts) ..................................................................... 11 POV.............................................................................................................. 11 Calendar ....................................................................................................... 12 Places ........................................................................................................... 14 Mission Armory ....................................................................................... 14 SF Court and Jail ...................................................................................... 14 Easter Island ............................................................................................. 14 Tra Phuong Pagoda near Haiphong.......................................................... 15 Characters .................................................................................................... 17 Nektar. ...................................................................................................... 18 Ond. .......................................................................................................... 19 Chu. .......................................................................................................... 19 Jil. ............................................................................................................. 19 Craigor. .................................................................................................... 20 Bixie. ........................................................................................................ 20 Momotaro. ................................................................................................ 20 Gladax. ..................................................................................................... 20 Jayjay........................................................................................................ 20 Thuy ......................................................................................................... 21 Sonic. ....................................................................................................... 22 Kittie ........................................................................................................ 23 Azaroth. .................................................................................................... 23 Jeff Luty. .................................................................................................. 24 Dick Too Dibbs. ....................................................................................... 24 Lureen Morales. ....................................................................................... 24 (Unused) Wonda. ..................................................................................... 25 (Unused) Swilly ....................................................................................... 25 (Unused) Riko .......................................................................................... 25 (Unused) Quang ....................................................................................... 25 Language ...................................................................................................... 26 Possible Names ........................................................................................ 26 The President‘s Name .............................................................................. 26 Gang Slang ............................................................................................... 27 Hibrane and Future Slang ........................................................................ 27 The Orphidnet AIs are ―Beezies‖ ............................................................. 28 Vietnamese ............................................................................................... 28 Filipino Chant or Riddle .......................................................................... 28 Brane Names ............................................................................................ 29 p. 2 Rudy Rucker, Notes for Postsingular, 5/25/2007 Active Scene-by-Scene Outline ................................................................... 30 Part 1 Outline: .......................................................................................... 30 Part 2 Outline ........................................................................................... 30 Part 3 Outline: .......................................................................................... 33 Offstage Outline of Hibrane Story During Parts 2 & 3. .......................... 39 Part 4 Outline ........................................................................................... 40 Ideas ................................................................................................................. 44 Culture.......................................................................................................... 44 Privacy ..................................................................................................... 44 Restaurants ............................................................................................... 45 Media ....................................................................................................... 45 Metanovel ................................................................................................ 46 * Hibrane Spaciness ................................................................................. 47 Thoth ........................................................................................................ 47 Politics ......................................................................................................... 48 * The Rise of Dick Too Dibbs. ................................................................ 48 * Globolg Oil ........................................................................................... 49 Natural Mind ............................................................................................ 49 * Purging the Homesteadies ..................................................................... 50 * Instant Elections .................................................................................... 50 * Beezie-Globolg Alliance ....................................................................... 51 * Unmasking Right-Wingers ................................................................... 51 * Sly Dibbs ............................................................................................... 52 Computation ................................................................................................. 52 Orphids ....................................................................................................