tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.comments2024-01-24T15:30:57.465-06:00Willfully and PersistentlyChristina Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-64094324705488935272024-01-24T15:30:57.465-06:002024-01-24T15:30:57.465-06:00I'm a little surprised there isn't one.I'm a little surprised there isn't one. Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-85092151020524565212024-01-24T06:44:55.946-06:002024-01-24T06:44:55.946-06:00Where's the Like on this thing?Where's the Like on this thing? Nullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149275132091286678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-78884592514375716262023-06-05T23:52:27.713-05:002023-06-05T23:52:27.713-05:00I do agree that we should try to be consistent wit...I do agree that we should try to be consistent within our own stories. I was thinking more of giant corporate creations like Star Trek and Marvel with "established canon" dished out by whatever functionary is manning the social media feed that day.<br /><br />And yeah, Tolkien should have made Arwen an actual character instead of a prop. Jackson should have made Arwen an actual actor instead of Liv Tyler, too.Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-21095459526299057702023-06-03T21:27:41.460-05:002023-06-03T21:27:41.460-05:00To begin... That is the BEST use of Plato's Ca...To begin... That is the BEST use of Plato's Cave that I have ever encountered.<br /><br />I want canon to matter, but I have pretty much trained myself out of caring about it. In my case, the path was through Arthurian Romance, and I started out sideways, because my main introduction was "The Once and Future King", which isn't really the middle of that particular stream. Eventually I realized that there is not "there" there at all; it's just consensus and bullying and random numbers.<br /><br />I still kind of believe that writers should try to respect their own canons; I forgave Lucas for rewriting the universe between "Hope" and "Empire", with some difficulty... but that definitely set up the loss of respect I experienced when "Jedi" came out.<br /><br />These days... It's a rare work that can generate enough passion in me to even notice errors in canon, much less care about them.<br /><br />But I like the idea of "Pure Story". It's parallel to the old saw about removing everything from the stone block that isn't the final sculpture.<br /><br />Anecdote One: I horrified another Tolkien fan, back in 2000, when I said that they had correct one of Tolkien's mistakes by giving Glorfindel's screen time to Arwen. He claimed that Tolkien was truth, period. It didn't matter that he hadn't given Arwen enough visibility, and that she came completely out of left field for first-time readers. (I literally said, back in the long ago, "Who the hell is this? The producer's niece?")<br /><br />Anecdote Two: I definitely feel the pull of pure story when I am writing. There was a story I finished last year that just would not come together, for months, until I shifted one detail from charater A to character B, and then the story jumped off the page. Magic.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742927716446270453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-37133408787611886752023-03-16T17:00:09.961-05:002023-03-16T17:00:09.961-05:00You were missed. I think I've only read the wh...You were missed. I think I've only read the whole thing three times, but I've started it several more.Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-79584534265286955872023-03-15T14:26:52.588-05:002023-03-15T14:26:52.588-05:00Wow. REALLY sorry I missed this, but reality inter...Wow. REALLY sorry I missed this, but reality intervened. I may have to check out "The One Ring". It doesn't hurt that I am currently re-reading LotR for the first time in nearly 40 years (my lifetime tally is in the upper teens, but it has been a LONG time...)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742927716446270453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-76434188834910899092023-01-20T04:49:02.272-06:002023-01-20T04:49:02.272-06:00And looking back at this, I think "The Epheme...And looking back at this, I think "The Ephemera Furnace" is the one piece of game design work that I'm unreservedly proud of. Or, adventure design, at least. I obviously didn't design Tunnels & Trolls.Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-6925773170902859372022-02-13T18:36:22.436-06:002022-02-13T18:36:22.436-06:00You’re on. You’re on. Daniel Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608082551032520179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-63906289555962695602022-01-02T16:04:41.950-06:002022-01-02T16:04:41.950-06:00This is Mike Eidson, btw, since Google doesn't...This is Mike Eidson, btw, since Google doesn't want to say...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219918614304152770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-23296596548067824952022-01-02T16:03:46.406-06:002022-01-02T16:03:46.406-06:00I find it so easy to lose focus on a task when it&...I find it so easy to lose focus on a task when it's taking a long time to complete. Other projects are begging for some time, and I want to give it to them so badly. But I also want to finish the big task. It's always tough deciding exactly how to parcel one's time, or whether to not parcel at all and keep a hard focus until the big project is done. I'm looking forward to reading The Nameless Way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219918614304152770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-90738928310740974182021-09-22T09:51:58.894-05:002021-09-22T09:51:58.894-05:00Whaaaaa.... ?Whaaaaa.... ?Tom K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14089720729784290270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-41233965875811542382021-02-27T19:49:18.574-06:002021-02-27T19:49:18.574-06:00LOL. Yeah, maybe I'll just rent a trailer in a...LOL. Yeah, maybe I'll just rent a trailer in an abandoned movie theater parking lot. But I think you're right about the surroundings being helpful, too.Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-45907618772736392152021-02-27T11:46:33.605-06:002021-02-27T11:46:33.605-06:00Wow. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing them and t...Wow. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing them and the clip from your story. Sorry you didn't get as far as you'd have liked with the writing, but I think absorbing all the natural surroundings could also help spark ideas for future stories, which isn't a bad thing from a writing perspective. But for the sake of productivity, will your next writer's retreat be in a more boring place? :)Michael K. Eidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389948741782952894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-56512838172843909842021-01-31T19:07:46.323-06:002021-01-31T19:07:46.323-06:00Thanks! Already got one reserved in the Ozarks thi...Thanks! Already got one reserved in the Ozarks this time.Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-87847949322473746012021-01-31T16:42:31.752-06:002021-01-31T16:42:31.752-06:00🙂🙂kenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633330125379462619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-1463592512295087532021-01-31T16:40:37.028-06:002021-01-31T16:40:37.028-06:00If you need a cabin, I can find you one here in th...If you need a cabin, I can find you one here in the Maine woods. I’ve got…contacts. Otherwise, best wishes!kenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633330125379462619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-53555105537236219072020-10-03T04:06:47.028-05:002020-10-03T04:06:47.028-05:00👍🏻👍🏻kenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633330125379462619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-83353085770090736112020-08-05T22:16:28.311-05:002020-08-05T22:16:28.311-05:00Booze really comes in handy for stuff like that. C...Booze really comes in handy for stuff like that. Cheers!Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-25227910619963705622020-08-05T21:47:30.852-05:002020-08-05T21:47:30.852-05:00I don't miss GenCon, but I do miss a number of...I don't miss GenCon, but I do miss a number of GenCon experiences.<br /><br />Somehow didn't properly realize that until now. Hmm. Booze.owlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811808200180629856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-9720109139756985242020-02-26T23:27:34.007-06:002020-02-26T23:27:34.007-06:00Cool!
(Blogger doesn't seem to be showing it ...Cool! <br />(Blogger doesn't seem to be showing it as a link, but Gmail did in my notification.)Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-40539556311383242792020-02-26T22:44:39.646-06:002020-02-26T22:44:39.646-06:00Let us see if this allows links:
https://photos.a...Let us see if this allows links:<br /><br />https://photos.app.goo.gl/HhFUdpena4HQ8nzFAowlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811808200180629856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-90490359840288871312020-02-26T22:20:52.316-06:002020-02-26T22:20:52.316-06:00Heh. Yeah, good times.
I guess I had already for...Heh. Yeah, good times. <br /><br />I guess I had already forgotten the character names when I wrote that up.Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-76621320019850738722020-02-26T20:03:10.776-06:002020-02-26T20:03:10.776-06:00Followed the link, scrolled down, and suddenly fou...Followed the link, scrolled down, and suddenly found things very familiar.<br /><br /> - Ascendantowlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811808200180629856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-76500585077563434352019-12-29T18:13:13.058-06:002019-12-29T18:13:13.058-06:00Sorry to hear that. Cheers to next year being bett...Sorry to hear that. Cheers to next year being better! I wouldn't even know how to evaluate the decade as a whole. Christina Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129618630890394036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300119.post-80800138775850743172019-12-29T16:21:30.790-06:002019-12-29T16:21:30.790-06:00It's nice to know someone recognized something...It's nice to know someone recognized something positive in 2019. The year really tore me down, bringing a hellish end to the 2010s decade. I admit to making some much needed progress in 2019, so it wasn't entirely a waste, but the negatives in the last two months at the end of the year make it difficult to value much of anything positive from the first ten. Here's hoping 2020 is better for us all.Michael K. Eidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389948741782952894noreply@blogger.com