Sarah Monette's Blog, page 95
May 9, 2009
Q&A 24
Q: Who is that guy on the cover of Corambis? I'm guessing it is supposed to be Kay, but I don't remember him chained up like that. Nice pants, though.
(I know you don't get a lot of say about the covers.)
A: "Not a lot" would be "none," actually. And, yes, that's Kay.
Q: I know you've answered several questions on the origins of Mildmay's voice, as well as where his dialect came from, but if you've answered your inspiration for the character, I've sadly missed it, and I apologize. That said, did yo
(I know you don't get a lot of say about the covers.)
A: "Not a lot" would be "none," actually. And, yes, that's Kay.
Q: I know you've answered several questions on the origins of Mildmay's voice, as well as where his dialect came from, but if you've answered your inspiration for the character, I've sadly missed it, and I apologize. That said, did yo
May 8, 2009
Happy birthday, cristalia! You are daily proof of the awe...
Happy birthday,
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cristalia! You are daily proof of the awesomeness of Canada.
cristalia! You are daily proof of the awesomeness of Canada.
Q&A 23
Due, no doubt, to some bizarre oversight, nobody has asked me this question, but thank goodness
maryrobinette has answered it:
how do you make realistic looking entrails?
Q: Isolfr, if I remember correctly, is involved in 3 matings, on screen. I read only one as a negative event, the gang-rape obviously. He really seems to enjoy the other two, (as well as he non-mating encounter) and I don't remember him reacting to it as troubling experiences.
That being said, are all of the matings problematical
maryrobinette has answered it:
how do you make realistic looking entrails?
Q: Isolfr, if I remember correctly, is involved in 3 matings, on screen. I read only one as a negative event, the gang-rape obviously. He really seems to enjoy the other two, (as well as he non-mating encounter) and I don't remember him reacting to it as troubling experiences.
That being said, are all of the matings problematical
May 7, 2009
Q&A 22
Q: Is there any print in Melusine? I don't remember any point where you stated explicitly that a book was/wasn't a printed one. Judging by the overall renaissance/baroque atmosphere, the fact that literacy is common enough for Mildmay to be ashamed of his own illiteracy, as well as by the mention of a romance Mehitabel is reading in bed, I'd guess that printed books exist, but on the other hand, Gideon and Hugo Chandler use tablets and paper does not seem to be widely available.
A: No, we definit
A: No, we definit
May 6, 2009
Q&A 21
My question post is now on its seventh page of questions. Thank you all so much for playing with me!
Q: My first question is, and maybe it has already been answered in your books, but sometimes my memory fails me like a tea-strainer: is The Virtu a construct perhaps made by those you call Virtuers? I noticed you explaining to us that Cymellune of the Waters was the mother continent of both Troians and Mélusiniens alike, and the Corambins also claim Cymellune as their background. (By the way, I l
Q: My first question is, and maybe it has already been answered in your books, but sometimes my memory fails me like a tea-strainer: is The Virtu a construct perhaps made by those you call Virtuers? I noticed you explaining to us that Cymellune of the Waters was the mother continent of both Troians and Mélusiniens alike, and the Corambins also claim Cymellune as their background. (By the way, I l
May 5, 2009
Q&A 20
We begin with a question which has been asked multiple times, and which is rather spoilery for Corambis:
Q: I found it interesting that Kay's mother was Usaran but although he talks about other people thinking of him as a barbarian he never seems to think of himself as anything other of Caloxan. I guess within the book there so many other challenges to the identity he has constructed for himself that any angst about it has fallen down the list of things to worry about but I wondered if you were o
Q: I found it interesting that Kay's mother was Usaran but although he talks about other people thinking of him as a barbarian he never seems to think of himself as anything other of Caloxan. I guess within the book there so many other challenges to the identity he has constructed for himself that any angst about it has fallen down the list of things to worry about but I wondered if you were o
May 4, 2009
Q&A 19
Q: My question is, what is the etymological relationship between "Virtu" (as in Melusine's big important magical work) and "Virtuer" (as in Corambis' big important magic workers). Is it an old term that dates back to their shared origin, did one borrow from the other, or did both borrow from a third party? Basically, what is the cultural history that resulted in the semi-cognate?
A: Clearly, the reason you can make a Midlander/Marathine pun on virtus/virtue/vis AND that the Corambin word vi means
A: Clearly, the reason you can make a Midlander/Marathine pun on virtus/virtue/vis AND that the Corambin word vi means
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If you leave the last of the (local dairy's organic) milk in the fridge from Wednesday to Monday, it will go sour.
If you are smarter than me, you won't have to learn this the hard way. Bleah.
If you are smarter than me, you won't have to learn this the hard way. Bleah.
May 3, 2009
back from Penguicon
Normal service will resume tomorrow.
For tonight, the plan is to collapse in a corner and twitch quietly.
For tonight, the plan is to collapse in a corner and twitch quietly.
