Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 698

darklinas:"Why won’t you leave me alone?" I whispered one...

darklinas:

"Why won’t you leave me alone?" I whispered one night as he hovered behind me while I tried to work at my desk. Long minutes passed. I didn’t think he would answer. I even had time to hope he might have gone, until I felt his hand on my shoulder.

"Then I’d be alone, too," he said.

"Yes, the Bechdel Test. It’s named for Alison Bechdel, who is a comic book creator. The test is, are..."

“Yes, the Bechdel Test. It’s named for Alison Bechdel, who is a comic book creator. The test is, are there two named women in the film? Do they talk to each other? And is it about something other than a man? I actually think the Bechdel Test is a little advanced for us sometimes. I have one called the Sexy Lamp Test, which is, if you can remove a female character from your plot and replace her with a sexy lamp and your story still works, you’re a hack.”

- Comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Avengers Assemble)

Susan Dennard: Please Stop Pirating Books

Susan Dennard: Please Stop Pirating Books:

stdennard:

I saw someone complain that the illegal version of my book was taking too long to download, and I wanted to take a moment to apologize to this person. So here we go…

Dear Person Pirating my Book,

I am sorry you can’t have your instant gratification. That book that I spent 3 years of my life…

I’ve seen people request a free pdf of my book from other readers here on tumblr and on GR. I never say anything, but it always hits me hard.

If you do pirate a book, I hope you’ll think of other ways to give back to the writer. Buy the book sometime down the line when you can afford it. Ask for it for a birthday gift. Request it from multiple libraries. Even create fanart or talk up the book to other people.

But really, I hope you won’t steal books. Most authors I know have no hope of ever getting rich. They want to make enough money to pay the bills, and they want to sell enough books that their publishers will keep publishing them. Every illegal download makes that less likely.

old school.

old school.

ice-ridden:Recently finished Shadow and Bone and sorry my love...

ice-ridden:

Recently finished Shadow and Bone and sorry my love for the Darkling will never be vanquished.

YA lit meme: 7 friendships (7/7): Alina Starkov and Genya, The...

YA lit meme: 7 friendships (7/7): Alina Starkov and Genya, The Grisha Trilogy

So much great stuff in the tag today. And this one made me particularly happy

shadowslament:Listen: i. - ii. - iii. - iv. - v. - vi. - vii....

shadowslament:

Listen: i. - ii. - iii. - iv. - v. - vi. - vii. - viii.

Sturmhond, being my favorite character from Leigh Bardugo’s you-should-read-it-now Grisha trilogy, came first, as he should, but the Darkling’s fanmix is nearly done and up next.

omg. so much to love here.

savingfinnick:YA lit meme | FIVE OTPs (1/5) Alina & The...

savingfinnick:

YA lit meme | FIVE OTPs

   (1/5) Alina & The Darkling | Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Sankta Alina

Sankta Alina

senior-monster-cat:Kefta inspired nails. Blue, black and gold...

senior-monster-cat:

Kefta inspired nails.
Blue, black and gold for Alina.
White, red and gold for Genya.