bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown
"FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…"
so many people need to be told that self loathing isn't humility
“Moby Dick is actually not about whales at all” no I promise you it really truly is still about whales the guy fuckin’ loved whales
Congratulations! Glad you liked it. It was JUUUUST on the right side of the rewarding / annoying difficulty curve for me, felt great to finish.
This was my first Max Gladstone book and might still be my favourite (high bar). Gay high-concept SF Journey West retelling.
I am mildly high and: she is absolutely Blue of @amalelmohtar.com and @maxgladstone.bsky.social’s This is How You Lose the Time War coded
Oof! That makes… so much sense, really. (Also: what a cool experience!)
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Those shorts are a work of beauty
Thank you!
not even a little wrong
I think what you're doing in this thread is important for sure. It's so easy for all conversation about this sort of thing to slip out of context.
It really is! & there's much to be said for training style flexibility of course, developing 'interiority muscles'—but also "find out what you're doing and do it on purpose"
*guy who never heard of Gorillaz before* oh so they’re kind of like the california raisins?
Readercon for sure, no ICFA this year. Future years, maybe!
& with the right style it can make for compelling prose narrative of course. For all his florid asides, Chandler often writes this way even in first person. Dunnett in 3rd—authors interested in our *lack* of access to the interiority of a central character
Please use every We The People cell in your body for this
The 3 genders
This looks extremely rad
also SAM I AM EXCITED FOR YOUR NEW PROJECT
it's so so good, gift that keeps giving, just wait til you get to the surprise lesbians
(riker googling mode) 'apologies for the delayed reply' keyboard macro how to
Has anyone ever so succinctly captured why grading/giving feedback is hard
My Venetian fantasy Everybody's Perfect comes out at the end of June. There's a Goodreads giveaway of 50 copies and you can sign up at the link.
Also, look at the great cover!
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"Max, why do you re-read your books so many times before they go to press" WELL, CONSTANT READER....
Ah, that special feeling when you run your mouth off on the internet for a while, then read back & see all the typos.
I *adore* that bit of... context-aware casting? A real high point of Marvel's imperial phase
"first as pop entertainment, next as tragedy"? i should woodshed this
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