Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 774
March 24, 2013
vindictev:
“We found our way back to each other, Alina. That’s all that matters.”
—Mal...
“We found our way back to each other, Alina. That’s all that matters.”
—Mal Oretsev, Shadow and Bone
JUST HAVE BABIES WITH HER ALREADY, JESUS.
*snort*
March 22, 2013
The first 2978 were easy...
It does, Hiddles. IT DOES.
I have pleaded with Mac to set Chapter 2 free of its cage, but they will not be budged until the Grisha Trilogy FB page hits 3000 likes.
22 to go, my lovelies.
And then the second chapter of SIEGE AND STORM is alllll yours…
March 21, 2013
forestofpaper:
First sketch of Alina from Shadow and Bone by...
First sketch of Alina from Shadow and Bone by the wonderful @LBardugo It´s pretty close to how I imagine her alredy.
I always imagined Alina as a girl woh have big, round eyes and a slightly round face with a chin that is maybe a bit to strong for her face. She wears her army stuff (or how I imagine her army clothes) because I´m to lazy to draw her in something prettier.
I hope I can poste more shadow and bone art soon (hopefully some real drawings with color and so on)
!! Just look at her effin’ uniform. And those boots. And her pockets.
tmirai:
roxievizcarra:
Sometimes women warriors have lives...
Sometimes women warriors have lives outside of slaying beasts and decimating armies! Not often, though.
This is one of two pieces I have in the WOMEN WARRIORS ZINE that I have been putting together along with my two mighty collaborators Abby Boeh and Julia Scott! This FANTASTIC BEAST OF A ZINE will be debuting at MoCCA and include the artwork of over 25 truly excellent illustrators, so please check it out come April 6th & 7th in NYC!
Making a big zine like this has been a truly amazing experience. I’m blown away by the amount of interest in the project, but above all, I’m truly humbled by the variety and sheer talent of everyone who’s contributed.
I’ve always loved this concept, switching the “traditional” gender roles of a warrior and their lover. This is beautiful.
Y'all have been working hard
The Grisha Trilogy Facebook page is just 101 likes away from 3000!
CALL UPON YOUR MINIONS.
When we reach 3K, the second chapter of Siege and Storm will be yours. Oh yes, it will.
ANON ASKED: Who helped you with the Russian/Ravkan terminology? Also, why were some words modified...
ANON ASKED: Who helped you with the Russian/Ravkan terminology? Also, why were some words modified and others left alone? Like ‘kaftan’ was changed to ‘kefta’ but ‘somovar’ was left as that.
Answering this one in a post because I have few language questions in the AskBox.
The lovely Erdene Ukhaasai (who is credited in my acknowledgments) helped me with select Russian translations and language questions. Botkin Yul Erdene is named after her.
When it came to the language, there were certain words I felt would have resonance for non Russian speakers and others that wouldn’t or would have the wrong impact.
A word like samovar is not only familiar to non Russian speakers, it instantly brings to mind the time and place I was hoping to evoke.
Unfortunately, the seventies kind of ruined the word “kaftan/caftan” for me. When I hear it, my head goes straight to ladies who wear too much turquoise jewelry and want to feed you carob. I was afraid it would evoke this
instead of this
or even this
So, I tweaked the word. (And yes, kefta is also a Middle Eastern meat dish, but my editor and I still opted not to add an extra “h.” Feel free to Gaga up your meatdresses. And if you’d like to see more kefta inspiration, drop by my pinterest boards.)
For more information on the choices I made re Russian vs. Ravkan, you can read on here.
I picked up Shadow and Bone as an after thought at the library, I was really there to get Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Uglies was pretty good, but with Shadow and Bone I FELL IN LOVE! The characters, the story...everything just gripped me! I'm obsessed! Two
Dude. I looooove UGLIES. And I love Westerfeld’s Leviathan series, too. Have you read it? So inventive and beautifully imagined. Go get it!
Thanks for the kind words on Shadow and Bone
I have something in common with all of my characters, but I’m not particularly like any of them. I guess I like to try to Genya’s fabulousness, but I’m really more like David—huddled up in my cave and working away.
Oooh, I wanna be in the movie! I just want to run on screen in a gorgeous costume and die horribly.
I picked up Shadow and Bone as an after thought at the library, I was really there to get Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Uglies was pretty good, but with Shadow and Bone I FELL IN LOVE! The characters, the story...everything just gripped me! I'm obsessed! Two
Dude. I looooove UGLIES. And I love Westerfeld’s Leviathan series, too. Have you read it? So inventive and beautifully imagined. Go get it!
Thanks for the kind words on Shadow and Bone
I have something in common with all of my characters, but I’m not particularly like any of them. I guess I like to try to Genya’s fabulousness, but I’m really more like David—huddled up in my cave and working away.
Oooh, I wanna be in the movie! I just want to run on screen in a gorgeous costume and die horribly.
