Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 678
August 31, 2013
Two weeks we’d been in Cofton, and I was still getting lost....
Two weeks we’d been in Cofton, and I was still getting lost. The town lay inland, west of the Novyi Zem coast, miles from the harbor where we’d landed. Soon we would go farther, deep into the wilds of the Zemeni frontier. Maybe then we’d begin to feel safe. - Siege and Storm.
Eep! So cool to see someone approach this part of the story
I am a doll, I am a servant. Because I am a pretty thing and a...
I am a doll, I am a servant. Because I am a pretty thing and a soldier at the same time.
August 30, 2013
paaulusm:
Hogwarts Houses
edited by LiquidSoulDesign
Love...
Hogwarts Houses
edited by LiquidSoulDesign
Love these. And also bringing back hilarious memories of Anthony Rapp INSISTING on the rules being followed to the letter during the Authors’ House Cup at Leakycon. He is wonderfully Hufflepuff to the core.
I was on the Slytherin team with Barry Lyga and Amber Benson. We won. Natch.
I'm so obsessed with Genya, she's an amazing character and one of my favorites. I think she is so intense and phisically I imagined her a bit like Jessica Chastain... i would like to know what was your inspiration for her story. :)
Hooray! So glad to hear it. (And I love Jessica Chastain. Have you seen her in that black & gold McQueen gown? Can you ship a woman and a dress because I kind of do.)
The love for Genya in the tag and the asks has meant a lot to me. She was inspired by a few things:
1. My time as a makeup artist. I grew up in Los Angeles and I worked in Hollywood. I’m keenly aware of the power that beauty holds, and what it can or can’t do for you. Genya is in many ways the embodiment of that.
2. The archetype of the fairygodmother/sassy best friend. We see this a lot in YA, a kind of guide character who grants makeovers and introduces the heroine to the new world she’s encountering. But what does it cost someone to occupy that role? At first glance, Genya is that dream guide—gorgeous, glib, wise. But there’s a lot more to her than that and I hope it comes through in the story.
And yes, you will see more of her in Ruin and Rising :)
alltheladiesyouhate:
YA LIT MEME → NINE SUPPORTING...
viria:
-If you want an abnormal, I’ve found one.
-Huh?...
-If you want an abnormal, I’ve found one.
-Huh? Where??
-Right here.
I just really wanted to draw this scene. And damn it, I would be lying if I said I don’t ship them. that tension ohoho
ravkan:
One of the three reading groups that is reading Shadow...
One of the three reading groups that is reading Shadow and Bone got together for a group book picture!
This pile makes me happy.
ooooh! look at all of them! it’s like a puppy pile of paperbacks!
August 29, 2013
zwollenwood:
Michiel Huisman
Hey girl, valar morghulis....
Michiel Huisman
Hey girl, valar morghulis.
Apparently, this is the new Daario. APPROVED.
