C. Gockel's Blog, page 122
May 15, 2014
I was wondering if you've read Runemarks by Joanne Harris? If not, you should give it a look! I found the main character very intelligent and relatable and I feel like the descriptions of the gods were pretty accurate most of the time. I think you might en
Hi Dragonsnax,
Thank you for the recommendation! Runemarks and The Gospel of Loki are on my reading list — but I won’t touch them until after the I Bring the Fire series is done. Ditto for Loki by Mike Vaisch (though I have purchased it—have to support my fellow authors). I am reading Christophor Moore’s Coyote Blue at the moment… but only because it’s about another trickster. I’ve also read Alydia Rackham’s Baldur’s Tears; I’m familiar enough with her work to know her interpretation will be very different from my own.
I’m afraid of too much cross pollination, so I’ve been sticking to non-fiction retelling of the myths. This way, if I’m too “derivative”, I can honestly say it was an accident. :-P
I was wondering if you've read Runemarks by Joanne Harris? If not, you should give it a look! I found the main character very intelligent and relatable and I feel like the descriptions of the gods were pretty accurate most of the time. I think you might en
Hi Dragonsnax,
Thank you for the recommendation! Runemarks and The Gospel of Loki are on my reading list — but I won’t touch them until after the I Bring the Fire series is done. Ditto for Loki by Mike Vaisch (though I have purchased it—have to support my fellow authors). I am reading Christophor Moore’s Coyote Blue at the moment… but only because it’s about another trickster. I’ve also read Alydia Rackham’s Baldur’s Tears; I’m familiar enough with her work to know her interpretation will be very different from my own.
I’m afraid of too much cross pollination, so I’ve been sticking to non-fiction retelling of the myths. This way, if I’m too “derivative”, I can honestly say it was an accident. :-P
May 14, 2014
Blue just hit 996 reviews...
Wow. It’s been a while since I completed it; so it’s nice to see people are still reading it. Also, Blue is the fanfic I’m most proud of, so yeah…extra nice.
For those of you who don’t know, I got my start writing fanfiction. Blue is a Loki/Darcy romance, that I’ve been told has converted a few unbelievers to the ship. (I’ve been told some of those unbelievers are even male!)
May 13, 2014
May 12, 2014
ryanpanos:
Frozen Venice | Robert Jahns | Via
I need to dream...
"You have to surrender to your mediocrity, and just write. Because it’s hard, really hard, to write..."
- Cheryl Strayed (via maxkirin)
May 11, 2014
briannacherrygarcia:
The best part was when I tried to explain...
The best part was when I tried to explain this picture to my own mother. I think she kinda got it? Anyway, Happy Mother’s Day tumblr!
UPDATE: Found this via the intertubes on Rebloggy and posted here, but Party-in-the-blue Box found me the original so reposting!
I have recently finished reading the first 3 books of I Bring the Fire and i just wan to say that they are amazing and i love them :) And i really look forward to getting started on the next book :)
Awww…thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked Chaos! I hope you enjoy In the Balance and Fates.
And thanks for contacting me. It made my day.
hiddleslokid:
No, by I could have a moment to talk about his...
No, by I could have a moment to talk about his sons (BOTH of them) okay especially one
