Air Wonder Stories, May 1930 — page 83: what you’re looking at

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sionally, it is FHE READER AIRS HiS VIEWS N this department we shall publish every mouth your opinions, After all, thia is your magazine and itis edited for you. If on the choice of our stories, or if the eitorial board-slips Br occa: up to you to voice your opinion, €! whether your letter is complimentary, critical, or whether it contains we down for the Bencttt of all. to this It makes. no rence a Rood old- asian brick-bat, of your Jette, ag muah as space will allow, will: be published here Due to the large influx of mail, no communications department ate ‘answered individually unless 25 tamps-to cover time and ‘postage is rentitted, y: pee Are New Inventions Coming SoonP. gtr, AIR WONDER. STORIES: am a new reader of they Arr Wowpen Sivan but what apes T have read, land's “lying Legion,” enjoye ns but pets En dieay bis Seaoristi tions do not. come up to ee porns of te the world will be. like in i973. or whatever the date is, I am sure we i have_taller buildings than he stutes, and will see ‘all the wonders of -his Le air- planes long before that date. The is more or lesa intéresting, but the Coninaudee is aeinete ot Spoee™ and’ the “Red Ace” * "Liners. o! ree ani ie ei ce” are the best stories I have read, and the “Vanish- ing Fleet" comes second. - I should like to know how many of your readers agree with me. the more your writers use their imagination, the better, capenially when they develop their descriptions in lentifio way. CHARLES S$ MELVIN. GRACE, 1020 Elm Strect, Chilicothe, Mo. (Mr. Grace spect gests to check. tp his pe a against those. of \ other readers. ideas: about the imminence of new sehen developments and inventions, we are inclinded to think-that' the net ftty years. will See @ greater progress than during the past fifty or hundred years, and that in an in- cxedily short space ort time, we actually experi ents the marvels described by our authors, -But this is a matter 6f opinion; haps we-are over enthusiastic or preju — Bditor.) Wants More Magazines oa aor, ATR WONDER: SO : ubscribe regularly to eleven magazines, o| bh ich Arm Wonvex Stontes is one; and I have wae ‘money -enough to buy two. more. These are;) Are Wonver Baka and Inter PLAWETARY Srontes, hen will you publish these two books? I am sure they will your readers, Pte thal ) Ae by ave cut down on the non: see fiction mater and added-a ey tmore pages of stories, Keep this up. It ia fiction t we want, tte eae not: merely news, which we el im je new: 'T fied “Evans of the Earth Guard,” by Ed- mond Hamilton because if was different than his Poe stories. The aes sists ee of ake gion” was —greal fubtich more Orie: by: y George Allen "En Englan Seales of the ftrt: Bog of ¢ future, How. Shoat a long novel of that type, I would like to see pores of Mr, oth ick and Paul on the page. each moni re th ks_that tell you how to write stories? tar 60, will you please name one or 0. ACK _DARROW, aah Spalding Aves (The hes way to dean to wate tories, i to write, Just practise writing them, an en morpere ie cae that you have written with ones you see published in magazines, and try to) note if yours lack. something that the others have, When g stories, remember—to tse double spacing on your:-typewriter, and -leave Fs trie matgin to one side. There are a Host of: books on ‘writing- stories, but we rather think that the new author will do better_to “tust practise,” than to read books on “How to. Write.” Such hooks can only help -you AFTER you have attained. certain pro- ficlency, We .nre giving Mr, Darrow’s sug- gestion about having more magazines our serious consideration,—Baitor.) Another Boost for ‘Ed.’ Bitor, AIR WONDER TORIES: Mr, “Hamilton deserves. credit for his. story “The Space Visitors.” That's ‘the ape of 8 of. Rees T call different, but I don't oyna into Am-Wonver Sroxtes as it makes no aes tion. of -airplanes, dirigibles, a such things as 28 ees aviation poe eee : e Flying Legion’ is a grea AT Mr. England evidently knows his stuff. 1 think I am- only voicing the Wishes of the majority of your readers when I ask when-you-are-go- ing to publish an—Am.Wonper. QusRtERLY. Here’s hoping‘ that we FORE! t one soon, ples Ave. San - era Cali, (Surely Mr, Ackerman” must have realized t the gigantic shovel in the “Space Visit- eer indicated a. space- ship from which this shovel was operated, Int ‘Interplanetary . transpor- tation is inherent in this_popular story, and the “Steelite”’ globes used to carry explosive bombs to the-upper atmosphere were certainly balloons, Our ontine dealt more with the effects rather fan the ral causes of communication from poorer world, but nevertheless, his story eecr- penne classified ag an Arr Wownner type. ond Hamilton's story seems_to have re- ceived universal . commendation. core letters have: poured into this office praising ois origi- nality we have received about any: story for-a long time. Those who nee “The Space Visitors" do. well to read this. popular’ author's stories in -our- sister “magazine -Scirn- tierce Detectivs Montuiy, H Mr. Hamil- ton has out and created a series of scientific stoties that are astonishingly new— we might almost sw tevalianacys Edmond Hamilton fans—will i be surprised to see what their favorite author can do, As for the Arm Wonper get this when we are :m 80> The publishi of four hs larae ciroulatidn of Arm Wowpzr, is in itself, pane task, necessitating an organization nat, ee appreciated by the actual reader.— eaereny we shall “able, to-do with the What About Air Science ClubP Biltor, AIR WONDER STORIBS: the March issue Ihave just read two i, Tie bie Pe 01 A Eetanye 8 ay e. Flyin with Be. Eeler of New York City ait fa in one wi the best adventure soe yet published, As for Mr. McDowell, he: lives so rar back in Missouri that they. stil use uly? ‘s” instead of.:nutos, also those small towns do not wee Big. Thre Peeing E Earl_R E ee,” mi Ed. -£. hepelow and- Ed. ria Sent aie the best authors you juve, “althou" MacKay. and Gleason ate not beng lost: sight of. T-would be glad to correspond with anyone in an. Air Science Clah, F, SCHMIDT, Puckety” Toad R.F.D., No.1 Verona, Pa. (Some famous a oops. have said t the town ‘is. the in which one . gets closest to human LOE We feel sure tl . Mr.- Schmidt's statement: will meet awith man; denials from~—our_ readers. . But ‘the idea of an Air Science Club is quite interesting; in fact it ed bo a veey ath lar, pravading f of to a papel who -agree this viet; mit ar tbe gad te Scnmidt direct, 01 columns ee this mmaga- ioe Novelty or Repetition Editor, AIR WONDER STORIES: I first became ‘with: science fiction in November, 1929; When Arm: Wonpzr- appeared, I‘ subscribed to them immediately, seers ray ophriatiy Scrence Wonper Stontes is Wownver Storrs “because bette aie "here ia. too much repetition. That ig, most stories center. round some super-scien- ne cu who is trying to conquer the world, Please hove more of Edmond Hamilton. His stories, too, are hsnally = tepetitions, but they afte nevertheless enjo HENRY G. ORRNEEIN, 2504 E, Madison eee Baltimore, Md, (That onr correspondent still enjoys ‘Edmond Hamilton’s stories; even Hicuey etry eee to te him repeitiner ee srs “to ene reed iat Fein ei eannot have-too mich of a good: words, that it-is - better - for Poe SeREe ihe to keep on printing a type of story that has proved popu jar, th than to aire to. a new type, possibly a ee 3 a etre or, hout this, Are ‘Wonpgr renders? ~ 1041 Would. you rather we kept to our usual type of fiction, or try out some new authors, and new kinds of stories? They» shay. be better, or gicthape they may not be so good, entally, if Mr, Hoernlein doubts. that Edmond: Hamilton can’ write tmnique “storiey, let him ‘buy a copy. of LEE Devrecrive MOnrEAy for April or May, pular au thos ees tthique sat in peer issues our Bi Magazine, and is now preparing several others, Hdmond Hamilton fa be astounded when they read “The Invisible eee or “Murder im the Clinic.” = for. A Review of the April Issue Editor, AIR WONDER STORIES: Just finished: the April issue of Arm WompER Eons and would: say, if oe best yet, The orieg are uns Gite ert, toa oe aes ‘Ot ¢ Meteora’ greal and I. enjoyed it fully. haat cet. ‘Heat’ Ray” was pretty fair, but not os wet ‘ving ‘Bets Saw"™-wae th onl 6 4 ZZ Da was 1 didnot ker it felled to old Bony tereier at thou bf the efinite reason for—this. the Tearth * was the second z story fn the issue. I think it would be wise to-print one interplanetary story in each issue Bee Fy ponte to the “atmospheric navi- gation’ “The Meteoric Magnet” was ie but did: not have much: force. Ni the big praise, last part of “The ¥ily: ving Woegion? was: the ue Lcan read -the aathooe acini in: this installment, oe wriaag eset, to vik Y tape bs tee a sequel wi ile” 510° Chestnut Aiee Es eG Speagielt 1» Obio, any readers have the |] " stallment of parte ar dee Teens So, a ft the author ex- lnst part of the. story. sequel or not, we _ be ly Bco8, BS Maal in oe But whether hare wil be-a are unable to say just. now, “Through the Meteors” is another story which “has received gen commendation, © so our correspondent’s opinions and literary taste scem -to- co-incide with, the majority.—Bditor.) The Red Ace Batter, AIR. WONDER. ST CRIBS: T have been reading Woxper Stones S00"s timeand found in-every one of them tories, I ye ed, very much, “The Vanis Fleet” oF the Dahil ah! Juve though it is a little out {te ordinary, ie. Red Ace’ by Eugene George Key is poste the BEST Air story I ever read. Ie ic in a way but-not impossible, I shall be glad to rend “more. of the Schneider- Golden-ray ‘Tube Co,, for I T hope. th fier. will not be with tracing content on of the Moon” to his Meee 1 M. L, SWALWELL, 5533 pane Monica, Biv ol ‘Or (Many. readers ee com ented “The Red Ace” by Eugene Gi We hope to have another story by tH this Sporn? author which will appear<in' an early issue.—Editor.) Constructive Advice Béjtor, AIR WONDER STORIES: Tam an ardent reader of na several pub lications, -and “must thereto an penered |, ape rove of thé storiex. found not ieve_in carping criticism, meat in tis eriti- cisms I now offer there is no desire to cast alturs-apon your mugavines, I offer them rather as_constructive criticisms, do not care. how. far your writers roam Tito the realms of fancy and the unkown. When, Howeves, they are writing in the r of the unknown pe should: hold self aclentific uocuracy, They should be alert for any fallacy. Tn March number of Am Woxper Sronres, Mr. Hamilton in his “Space Visitora™ makes a ver. atupid_srror when he causes bis ‘ontinued on page 1046)