tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post6714928125555574484..comments2024-03-23T10:46:37.375+11:00Comments on Autumn Write: On Writing, the 2015 AKH editionAndrea K Hösthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535131780314094508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-86541112108689615002015-06-25T13:46:50.739+10:002015-06-25T13:46:50.739+10:00It's one of the more numinous worlds - the Fai...It's one of the more numinous worlds - the Fair are rather ponderously alien and it was interesting trying to capture that.<br /><br />Pyramids has evoked a whole range of responses. A lot of people have bounced off the depth of the worldbuilding (and others have found it perfectly straightforward), and others have been disappointed that the romantic plotline isn't foregrounded. For me, part of it was a really interesting exercise in characterisation, since Rian is both strong-minded and (lack of money aside) was happy with herself and her life. And then I kept hitting her with blow after blow - some violent, like the vampire attack )that substantially left her with mild PTSD, and some unnerving and some pleasant but with big consequences. I really enjoyed contrasting Rian's internal viewpoint of who she was with Ned's viewpoint of how her aunt felt.Andrea K Hösthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535131780314094508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-24170612758826966312015-06-25T12:57:37.606+10:002015-06-25T12:57:37.606+10:00RANDOM COMPLIMENT: I am about a third of the way t...RANDOM COMPLIMENT: I am about a third of the way through Bones of the Fair and it is just delightful. I think Darest may be my favourite of your worlds, which I would for various reasons not have expected. <br /><br />(Oh, and ONE DAY EVENTUALLY I will review Pyramids, but I think I have a complicated response to it that will probably require a reread. But I found it immensely impressive).Lexifabhttp://www.otherleg.com/lexifab2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-79736968929013743682015-06-17T17:51:52.634+10:002015-06-17T17:51:52.634+10:00Hi Britneyspearow. Thanks for the link! [I had see...Hi Britneyspearow. Thanks for the link! [I had seen it, and thoroughly enjoyed the huge compliment. :) ]Andrea K Hösthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535131780314094508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-15719595493303230982015-06-17T16:05:19.937+10:002015-06-17T16:05:19.937+10:00Oh just so you know, this was posted on a forum: h...Oh just so you know, this was posted on a forum: http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/391ks8/why_you_should_read_andrea_k_h%C3%B6st_a_guide/britneyspearownoreply@blogger.com