Mar. 17th, 2005

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Andre Norton is dead.

I may not have always liked her books particularly on rereading them -- some of her stylistic choices didn't always mesh well with my ideas of life and literature -- but I never felt sorry for reading a single one. She had the touch of wonder; even when she repeated herself or was derivative, the real magic was there.

I obsessed over The Crystal Gryphon and Wraiths of Time when I was in elementary school. I still obsess a little over the Time Traders series. And her worlds, where all people are people, be they human, alien, or magical beasts, where wonder walks hand in hand with danger, where understanding and acceptance are hard-won and perhaps the greatest gifts, will always be with me.

Rest in peace.
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (Default)
Andre Norton is dead.

I may not have always liked her books particularly on rereading them -- some of her stylistic choices didn't always mesh well with my ideas of life and literature -- but I never felt sorry for reading a single one. She had the touch of wonder; even when she repeated herself or was derivative, the real magic was there.

I obsessed over The Crystal Gryphon and Wraiths of Time when I was in elementary school. I still obsess a little over the Time Traders series. And her worlds, where all people are people, be they human, alien, or magical beasts, where wonder walks hand in hand with danger, where understanding and acceptance are hard-won and perhaps the greatest gifts, will always be with me.

Rest in peace.
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Am finishing up and then heading home from work to finish chapter 9 of 'Apartment Manager.' Scene 3 is a training session with Yukiko, Iruka, Naga, and Naruto. In scene 2 (which ended up longer than I expected), Yukiko and her cousin Yusuke had a conversation about managing the building, what various family members were up to, and Naruto. I now have a good set-up in place for the sad canon-compliant ending in which Yukiko unfortunately dies young, leaves the building to Yusuke, and Naruto ends up with only Iruka and Sarutobi around as positive/friendly adult influences.

Because really, by this point Yukiko just Will Not fit into canon. *sigh* I said before, and I will say again, this story just kind of up and ran away with itself and didn't stop to ask permission from me. Which is annoying, since I'm the one writing it. *deeper sigh*
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (red flower)
Am finishing up and then heading home from work to finish chapter 9 of 'Apartment Manager.' Scene 3 is a training session with Yukiko, Iruka, Naga, and Naruto. In scene 2 (which ended up longer than I expected), Yukiko and her cousin Yusuke had a conversation about managing the building, what various family members were up to, and Naruto. I now have a good set-up in place for the sad canon-compliant ending in which Yukiko unfortunately dies young, leaves the building to Yusuke, and Naruto ends up with only Iruka and Sarutobi around as positive/friendly adult influences.

Because really, by this point Yukiko just Will Not fit into canon. *sigh* I said before, and I will say again, this story just kind of up and ran away with itself and didn't stop to ask permission from me. Which is annoying, since I'm the one writing it. *deeper sigh*

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