Sarah Monette's Blog, page 97
April 19, 2009
Q&A 14
Q: You wrote in your most recent Q&A that Mildmay is a champion for the underdog. Do you feel that in hindsight, Felix is also inclined that way?
Yes, he acts like an asshole (although I cherish the character very much) but the worst trouble he gets in is mostly because he tries to help wandering spirits, repairing things that are broken (the Virtu itself), revenge on behalf of Gideon and Mildmay, and the things in Corambis which I won´t mention. Would you say that maybe Felix is the champion of
Yes, he acts like an asshole (although I cherish the character very much) but the worst trouble he gets in is mostly because he tries to help wandering spirits, repairing things that are broken (the Virtu itself), revenge on behalf of Gideon and Mildmay, and the things in Corambis which I won´t mention. Would you say that maybe Felix is the champion of
April 18, 2009
Project Valkyrie: Waterlog
TIME: 45 min.
DISTANCE: 5.2 mi.
TOTAL DISTANCE: 206.7 mi.
DISTRACTION:![[info:]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380438177i/889613.gif)
mirrorthaw Wiiing
NOTES: Need to remember the weight-lifting gloves.
SHIRE RECKONING: Slogging along toward Weathertop.
The male trainer in particular needs a Drown Trainer In Bucket button.
DISTANCE: 5.2 mi.
TOTAL DISTANCE: 206.7 mi.
DISTRACTION:
mirrorthaw WiiingNOTES: Need to remember the weight-lifting gloves.
SHIRE RECKONING: Slogging along toward Weathertop.
The male trainer in particular needs a Drown Trainer In Bucket button.
an announcement of particular interest to three people
Today I shipped books to Canada, Germany, and Australia.
You know who you are.
Also,
kate_nepveu, two of those packages were my contributions to
![[info:]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380438191i/890855.gif)
con_or_bust. And for the rest of you, a reminder that the
accessiblehouse auction continues until April 25, where you may bid on--among many other items of great shininess--a signed set of the Doctrine of Labyrinths hardbacks (current bid $200) and/or a signed trade paperback of The Bone Key (current bid $50).
You know who you are.
Also,
kate_nepveu, two of those packages were my contributions to
con_or_bust. And for the rest of you, a reminder that the
accessiblehouse auction continues until April 25, where you may bid on--among many other items of great shininess--a signed set of the Doctrine of Labyrinths hardbacks (current bid $200) and/or a signed trade paperback of The Bone Key (current bid $50).
Q&A 13
A clarification, just in case: you are entirely welcome to ask questions about things other than the Doctrine of Labyrinths.
Q: I originally thought when Zephyr that perhaps Mildmay was the apprentice that he mentions when he tells the story of Zephyr's fate. Do you know who that apprentice was (was it a character that shows up in the books)? I am guessing now that it wasn't Mildmay since Mildmay doesn't have any magic at all.
A: The apprentice certainly wasn't Mildmay; I don't know who he was, or
Q: I originally thought when Zephyr that perhaps Mildmay was the apprentice that he mentions when he tells the story of Zephyr's fate. Do you know who that apprentice was (was it a character that shows up in the books)? I am guessing now that it wasn't Mildmay since Mildmay doesn't have any magic at all.
A: The apprentice certainly wasn't Mildmay; I don't know who he was, or
April 17, 2009
Q&A 12
I'm going out of order here, because this is a follow-up question to yesterday's:
Q: I still think that you wrote more into Mildmay, magicwise. Xanthippe said the casting Thamuris worked normally took four celebrants and a caster and Thamuris just used Mildmay. So either Mildmay is a hellofa big anchor or he could access something four celebrants together could do. Also, why did the Kloidanikos notice Mildmay at all, let alone create a link to him in the garden of dreams and then keep the link go
Q: I still think that you wrote more into Mildmay, magicwise. Xanthippe said the casting Thamuris worked normally took four celebrants and a caster and Thamuris just used Mildmay. So either Mildmay is a hellofa big anchor or he could access something four celebrants together could do. Also, why did the Kloidanikos notice Mildmay at all, let alone create a link to him in the garden of dreams and then keep the link go
April 16, 2009
Q&A 11
Thank you to the other person who commented with a link to your review!
More than one person has asked about the possibility of more podcasts. To which I say, I don't know. Maybe?
Q: What was the most difficult writing problem you faced with Corambis?
A: My own dreadful tendency to think with my genre conventions. I had to rip half the book out and try again because of that.
Q: I really enjoyed the way that you articulated class issues in Melusine and The Virtu, but I was surprised by the way you ha
More than one person has asked about the possibility of more podcasts. To which I say, I don't know. Maybe?
Q: What was the most difficult writing problem you faced with Corambis?
A: My own dreadful tendency to think with my genre conventions. I had to rip half the book out and try again because of that.
Q: I really enjoyed the way that you articulated class issues in Melusine and The Virtu, but I was surprised by the way you ha
April 15, 2009
Q&A 10--with bonus music!
I woke up this morning with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" stuck in my head. This is actually enjoyable--especially since last week, pursuant to the "Stand by Me" video (and, no, I don't remember how I got to one from the other), I'd found Pat et Stanley (Pat is the hippo). And today, poking around further on YouTube, I found The Tokens (awesome except for the bad decision on the final Alleluia Wimoweh), and that led me to the wikipedia entry on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which led me to FLORENCOM's
April 14, 2009
perky little Big Brother
The Wii Fit totally tried to get me to rat
mirrorthaw out tonight.
mirrorthaw out tonight.
Q&A 9
I love how having comments screened gets me the "0 minotaurs" notation.
Yes, I am easily amused.
Q: It appears from Gideon's attempt to heal Felix's hands, and the work of the celebrants of Nephele, that wizards can perform healing with magic. Magic has direct effect on the physical world. Why is it then, that Felix cannot 'magic away ' his scars, or at least disguise them. Is this a feature of the way magic works in Melusine? Or is it theoretically possible but has never occured to him?
A: Okay. P
Yes, I am easily amused.
Q: It appears from Gideon's attempt to heal Felix's hands, and the work of the celebrants of Nephele, that wizards can perform healing with magic. Magic has direct effect on the physical world. Why is it then, that Felix cannot 'magic away ' his scars, or at least disguise them. Is this a feature of the way magic works in Melusine? Or is it theoretically possible but has never occured to him?
A: Okay. P
April 13, 2009
Fourth Street Fantasy Convention
elisem has very charmingly twisted my arm and convinced me to do something I wanted to do anyway: I will be attending Fourth Street Fantasy Convention again this year.::bounces::
