tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post112431123658183435..comments2023-08-10T01:09:49.154-07:00Comments on Saints and Spinners: The Tough Guide to Running Out of SteamSaints and Spinnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124635402699405072005-08-21T07:43:00.000-07:002005-08-21T07:43:00.000-07:00P.S. Yes, ABCGirl, the "toast" story word made it ...P.S. Yes, ABCGirl, the "toast" story word made it into my inbox!Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124635322829657122005-08-21T07:42:00.000-07:002005-08-21T07:42:00.000-07:00ABCGirl--Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Ye...ABCGirl--Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Yes, I have read the Dealing With Dragons series, or at least the first three. I don't remember them all too well other than the covers by the late great Trina Schart Hyman. <BR/><BR/>Ever since Canterbury Tales, I've been fascinated with frame tales. (Okay, I only meant that in the strictest literary chronological sense-- Canterbury Tales was <I>not</I> my first frame tale, but it's probably the earliest one I know. I may fancy doing a post about frame tales, or at least stories within stories. I think of all the Little House books, Little House in the Big Woods is my favorite precisely because of the stories within the story.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124399650418044732005-08-18T14:14:00.000-07:002005-08-18T14:14:00.000-07:00ah, i now understand your format ideas and i like ...ah, i now understand your format ideas and i like them! that would be a lovely way to tie together a series of good short stories. <BR/><BR/>have you read the patricia wrede dealing with dragons series? i don't know exactly whey, but i could totally see cimorene telling her daughter (or young cousin) stories like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124397300167748362005-08-18T13:35:00.000-07:002005-08-18T13:35:00.000-07:00Yes. (Pen pals, indeed!)I still write, too. I am...Yes. (Pen pals, indeed!)I still write, too. I am working very slowly on 2 books of a mommy nature. I publish a parenting zine-sort of magazine, too...my blog goes with it. Your blog is magical, though. I love it.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124397146276857992005-08-18T13:32:00.000-07:002005-08-18T13:32:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness [checks your website] we were indee...Oh my goodness [checks your website] we were indeed penpals. Hey everybody, my penpal from 18 years ago has tracked me down! How did you do it? Please send me an email to alkelda.the.gleeful@gmail.com. It will then forward to my primary account, and I'll write to you from there.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124396503481999922005-08-18T13:21:00.000-07:002005-08-18T13:21:00.000-07:00You told me about Wise Child, I'm afraid. I'm gra...You told me about Wise Child, I'm afraid. I'm grateful, too(:Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124380324058469332005-08-18T08:52:00.000-07:002005-08-18T08:52:00.000-07:00ABCGirl-- You're absolutely right about the story ...ABCGirl-- You're absolutely right about the story being more of a short-story than a novel. The main character in my novel (or rather, long, long short story) is the one who tells the stories. Originally, I fancied her as a sword-swinging hero, just because I loved reading those kinds of books (a la Hero and the Crown), but then it occured to me that I didn't want a fantasy novel so much as a novel with fantasy elements. The main character would probably be lousy with a sword, but why can't she be a strong female protagonist anyway?:) I'm thinking of Lyra Silvertongue in Pullman's HDM trilogy, in particular. That reminds me-- I liked it in the beginning when Gabrielle of "Xena: Warrior Princess" was the storyteller, not the fighter. It was appropriate that she'd cheer Xena on, but that when it came to getting out of sticky situations in a clever manner, Gabrielle was the one to do it. As cute as Gabrielle was with short hair and a fighting-stick, I felt a bit betrayed when she started to fight alongside Xena. I thought, "Oh, there's no place for me in the epic if I can't use a sword or a fighting-stick."Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124379686840029302005-08-18T08:41:00.000-07:002005-08-18T08:41:00.000-07:00so far, this seems more short story style (a la gr...so far, this seems more short story style (a la grimm brothers) than novel. i like the pacing as is. no need to stretch it out like a tiresome slog-through, phone-book length novel. simple is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124379513689095112005-08-18T08:38:00.000-07:002005-08-18T08:38:00.000-07:00i love it! i want to hear the rest of the story! ...i love it! i want to hear the rest of the story! only, leave out the part about the prince going to raise an army and get revenge--that smacks of FFT. maybe he could have some magical powers? ones that he has honed as a rabbit, but couldn't practice against the magician while he was in his rabbit form? also, if the rabbit finds the meat morsel useless, what rania-helper would enjoy the meat morsel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124323816485280472005-08-17T17:10:00.000-07:002005-08-17T17:10:00.000-07:00Thanks! I plan to, though it may take me the rest ...Thanks! I plan to, though it may take me the rest of my life (long may it be). <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you visited my blog. It's not a given that people who have similar interests would get along, but it's hard not to cheer when someone lists "Wise Child" as a favorite book.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1124319717745387902005-08-17T16:01:00.000-07:002005-08-17T16:01:00.000-07:00I hope you finish that book. I'd like to read it....I hope you finish that book. I'd like to read it.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.com