Apr. 8th, 2005

edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (red flower)
I think I am in love with Jack Vance.

In other words, I bought the five books in his Demon Princes series, and my god, the man knows how to construct a sentence and make the English language dance. Also, I have a soft spot for space opera and the mad creativity the best of it often spawns, when authors don't feel a need to bog down all their marvelous worlds with technically accurate science and whatnot. :-)

*anticipates getting back to The Killing Machine after work*

I really should be finishing The Turn of the Screw instead, but that story leaves me wondering whether Henry James ever actually MET real children, and that means I'm still poking along in the introductory bit and have not yet been absorbed by suspense. Also, ghost stories aren't my particular cup of tea.

James or Vance? Vance, no question.

Yeah, I have plebian tastes. :-)
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (red flower)
I think I am in love with Jack Vance.

In other words, I bought the five books in his Demon Princes series, and my god, the man knows how to construct a sentence and make the English language dance. Also, I have a soft spot for space opera and the mad creativity the best of it often spawns, when authors don't feel a need to bog down all their marvelous worlds with technically accurate science and whatnot. :-)

*anticipates getting back to The Killing Machine after work*

I really should be finishing The Turn of the Screw instead, but that story leaves me wondering whether Henry James ever actually MET real children, and that means I'm still poking along in the introductory bit and have not yet been absorbed by suspense. Also, ghost stories aren't my particular cup of tea.

James or Vance? Vance, no question.

Yeah, I have plebian tastes. :-)
edenfalling: headshot of a raccoon, looking left (raccoon)
Sequel to Tension, Before and First Steps. Naruto gets a little philosophical. Yes, really.

Tame )

And that's a good stopping place for now. When and if I actually have a plot dealing with Itachi, Akatsuki, and Orochimaru, I may continue this. But the 'learning to work together' stuff is all mixed in with that currently nonexistent plot, so I can't really write it at the moment.

Instead, I am going to spend the weekend reading Jack Vance and working on "Secrets."
edenfalling: headshot of a raccoon, looking left (raccoon)
Sequel to Tension, Before and First Steps. Naruto gets a little philosophical. Yes, really.

Tame )

And that's a good stopping place for now. When and if I actually have a plot dealing with Itachi, Akatsuki, and Orochimaru, I may continue this. But the 'learning to work together' stuff is all mixed in with that currently nonexistent plot, so I can't really write it at the moment.

Instead, I am going to spend the weekend reading Jack Vance and working on "Secrets."

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