Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 745
May 5, 2013
kissedxfire:
Goodbye, Ros. You deserved better than these...
Goodbye, Ros. You deserved better than these writers and this show.
This was an awful moment. And it speaks to my deepest concerns about the series as a whole.
"At a workshop not too many years ago a newer writer began to condemn a best selling novel, pointing..."
At a workshop not too many years ago a newer writer began to condemn a best selling novel, pointing out all its flaws and jagged edges. I listened for a long time, nodding.
“All those things are true,” I said. And gave him the C.C. Finlay quote. “But until you learn what the good parts were that excited the reader, you’re always going to be bitterly upset about what is wrong with that bestseller. Learn to spot what worked in that book, and you’ll be able to move forward. And you’ll be a lot less upset all the time as well.”
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Tobias Buckell on “The fate of today’s book bloggers”
The C.C. Finlay quote: “A novel doesn’t excite readers because you took all the bad stuff out of it, it excites them because of all the good stuff that’s in it, regardless of the bad.”
(via malindalo)
The valley had once been home to Ravka’s richest estates....
The valley had once been home to Ravka’s richest estates. One day it was a place where farmers tended crops and sheep grazed in green fields. The next, a dark slash had appeared in the landscape, a swath of nearly impenetrable darkness that grew with every passing year and crawled with horrors.
creeeepy!
stephendenes:
“I know the truth in your heart. The loneliness....
“I know the truth in your heart. The loneliness. The growing knowledge of your own difference.” He leaned in closer. “The ache of it.”
I tried to hide the shock of recognition that went through me. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said, but the words sounded false to my ears.
“It will never fade, Alina. It will only grow worse, no matter how many scarves you hide behind or what lies you tell, no matter how far or how fast you run.”
I tried to turn away, but he reached out and took hold of my chin, forcing me to look at him. He was so close I could feel his breath. “There are no others like us, Alina,” he whispered. “And there never will be.”
dear-amelia-pond:
Shadow and Bone
lawd, this is GORGEOUS. and...
Shadow and Bone
lawd, this is GORGEOUS. and love seeing the collar from @hebeldesign
May 3, 2013
cassandraclare:
Taking a break briefly from the tarot card...
Taking a break briefly from the tarot card project, I asked Cassandra Jean to draw the four seasons as the four Shadowhunter series I have either written or planned right now — The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, the Dark Artifices, and The Mysterious TLH.
Here The Mortal Instruments takes the season of fall. From left: Maia, Simon and Isabelle, Sebastian (lurking darkly on a bench) Jace and Clary, Luke and Jocelyn, Alec and Magnus, and Jordan, all in Central Park on a fall day.
love this.
steampunkshadowhunter:
Tried the photoset deal for Shadow and...
Tried the photoset deal for Shadow and Bone and the part of the book with the Grisha
Alina, the Lake,
the Little Palace, Darkling,
Genya, the Library
Working on one for Infernal Devices next :)
Holy wow! We're almost halfway there!!
What. The. Wavy. We’re almost to our first pre-order goal for Siege and Storm.
That means that soon we get to release “Winter Prayer.”
It also means we’re that much closer to releasing exclusive alternate POV content from Shadow and Bone!!
HUGE thanks to everyone who ordered and who’s been helping to spread the word. I luff you, you know.
